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Hibiscadelphus giffardianus
Kilauea Hau Kuahiwi
As recorded: Hibiscadelphus giffardianus Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 25106
- Date
- February 2, 1953
- Locality
- Keauhou, 1/2 mile N of Old Koa Mill
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,280 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 2, 1953, St.John, H. also collected 11 other specimens.
Hibiscadelphus giffardianus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 66 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.
2026-10-02
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-09
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-27
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-08
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Christine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) mmuth154, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-29
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hibiscadelphus giffardianus. BISH 413816. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956248171. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/413816.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956248171 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026