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Hibiscus
hibiscuses
As recorded: Hibiscus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Giffen
- Collector number
- 6
- Date
- November 30, 1947
- Locality
- N. Coast Guadal canal S.I.
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Fiji
- Elevation
- 46 m
- Identified by
- not listed
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 30, 1947, Giffen also collected 4 other specimens.
Hibiscus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 149,958 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
College Blvd, Olathe, KS, US
(c) jackietebeest, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Barton Hills, Austin, TX, USA
(c) seylah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
N Loop 1604 W, San Antonio, TX, US
(c) austin_bordovsky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
47252, Gornji Poloj, Hrvatska
(c) Tea Huten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA
(c) tonycooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA
(c) tonycooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Hibiscus. BISH 29217. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956512546. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/29217.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956512546 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
