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Coleus scutellarioides
Coleus
As recorded: Plectranthus scutellarioides (L.) R.Br.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 925
- Date
- February 16, 1968
- Locality
- Stainback Hwy. near jct. with Hwy. 11
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) BISH staff; OED
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 16, 1968, Herbst, D.R. also collected 8 other specimens.
Coleus scutellarioides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-10-23.

2022-10-23
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2016-02-16
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Henry Inman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Coleus scutellarioides. BISH 28139. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956313063. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/28139.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956313063 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
