Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

As recorded: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.R.S. Cowan →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 22094
Date: September 9, 1946
Locality: Ebon I.
Island: Ebon Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Record type: Preserved specimen

124 Bishop specimens of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis · collected 1864–2011Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 9, 1946, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,298 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

DO

(c) Izzy Dawson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Brookton Hwy, Kelmscott, WA, AU

(c) t_carnifex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Tenggilis Mejoyo, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia

(c) Ulfi Faizah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

日本、〒338-0002 埼玉県さいたま市中央区下落合

(c) shingha4223, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

João Alfredo - PE, Brasil

(c) Yasmin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Rua Jardim Botânico, 920-954 - Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22470-051, Brasil

(c) Marco Antônio Zamith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. BISH 421974. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956701739. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/421974.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956701739 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026