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Pyrostegia venusta
Flame vine
As recorded: Pyrostegia venusta (Ker Gawl.) Miers
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Bignoniaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 7992
- Date
- February 9, 1928
- Locality
- Honolulu, Manoa Valley, collected from Degener's garden
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Gentry, A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pyrostegia venusta observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 78 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-19.

2026-03-19
Aliʻi Dr, Hōlualoa, HI, US
(c) Robyn B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-07
Island of Hawaiʻi, Hawi, HI, US
(c) kuccori, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-23
Kupono St, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) dyogi2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-23
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-17
Maui, Hāna, HI, US
(c) P Spradlin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-30
Akaka Falls Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Eli Houcher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pyrostegia venusta. BISH 42940. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956149391. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/42940.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956149391 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
