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BISH 20698Botany
Commelina diffusa
As recorded: Commelina diffusa Burm.f.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Commelinales › Commelinaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 172
- Date
- July 27, 1966
- Locality
- Mauna Loa Strip Rd., about 2.5 mi from intersctn with Kona-Hilo Highway; or about 100 m (NE) uphill from 4,000 ft. elevation sign at right side of road, or about 1 mi past Kipuka Puaulu (plot 20)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,220 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 27, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 18 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Commelina diffusa. BISH 20698. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956148073. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20698.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956148073 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
