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Odontonema cuspidatum
As recorded: Odontonema cuspidatum (Nees) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Ishikawa, S.
- Collector number
- 208
- Date
- January 12, 1973
- Locality
- Keaukaha, off Nene St. 50' from Kalanianiole Hwy
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Identified by
- Wasshausen, D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 12, 1973, Ishikawa, S. also collected 14 other specimens.
Albizia chinensis
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Canna indica
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Cecropia obtusifolia
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Chamaecrista nictitans
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Desmodium cajanifolium
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Desmodium incanum
Botany
Dicranopteris linearis
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Dombeya cayeuxii
Botany
Heliotropium velutinum
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Holmskioldia sanguinea
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Indigofera suffruticosa
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Malvaviscus penduliflorus
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Psidium cattleianum
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Scaevola taccada
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Odontonema cuspidatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 562 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Moku St, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Elaina Wesel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Honomu, HI 96728, USA
(c) The Roving Naturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Manoa Falls Trail, Kailua, HI, US
(c) FML, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kennedy Webb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Manoa Falls Trail, Kailua, HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-10-10
Manoa Falls, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
(c) Sophie Paradis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Odontonema cuspidatum. BISH 402999. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956282692. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/402999.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956282692 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026