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Plumbago zeylanica
wild leadwort
As recorded: Plumbago zeylanica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Plumbaginaceae
- Collected by
- Mueller-Dombois, D.
- Collector number
- H-265
- Date
- August 11, 1965
- Locality
- below Hilina Pali toward the coast
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 August 11, 1965, Mueller-Dombois, D. also collected 1 other specimen.
Plumbago zeylanica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 216 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-06.
2026-10-06
East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) suspiciouslylargehungryfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-03
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-17
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) goneintothewoods, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-14
California Ave + Makaweo Ave, Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Plumbago zeylanica. BISH 28282. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956231508. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/28282.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956231508 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026