Thunbergia laurifolia
Blue Trumpet Vine
As recorded: Thunbergia laurifolia Lindl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Woolford, H.A.
- Date
- January 24, 1956
- Locality
- University of Hawaii campus, Honolulu. Near bookstore.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu, Hawai`i, United States
- Identified by
- D.R.Herbst, S.H.Sohmer & W.L.WagnerS.H. D.R.Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →W.L.Wagner →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Thunbergia laurifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 88 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-25.
2026-07-25
Onomea Old Government Road, Papaikou, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Onomea Old Government Road, Papaikou, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-17
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Chris Buddenhagen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-03
E Makaala St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Chloe DuBose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-22
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Jacob Riggs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-05
N School St + Waikahalulu Ln, Honolulu, HI 96817, USA
(c) jefferson_steelflex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Thunbergia laurifolia. BISH 40279.2. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39151487. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/40279.2.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39151487 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026