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Salvia coccinea
Tropical sage
As recorded: Salvia coccinea Buc'hoz ex Etl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 960
- Date
- June 22, 1967
- Locality
- Drive to end of Hilina Pali Road and walk about 200 meters west of rainshelter. Plant was in a grassland just west of pahoehoe lave flow, and north of large trailside Metrosideros tree. (plot 2)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 670 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 June 22, 1967, Newell, C.L. also collected 16 other specimens.
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Centaurium erythraea
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Cynodon dactylon
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Desmodium incanum
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Desmodium uncinatum
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Digitaria setigera
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Gamochaeta purpurea
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Gamochaeta purpurea
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Gamochaeta purpurea
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Lysimachia arvensis
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Nephrolepis brownii
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Oxalis corniculata
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Portulaca pilosa
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Sporobolus africanus
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Salvia coccinea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-19.
2026-02-19
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-10
Island of Hawaiʻi, Hilo, HI, US
(c) elmalloy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-26
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-10-10
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-10
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-09-17
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Salvia coccinea. BISH 21492. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956320123. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21492.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956320123 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026