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Pseudobombax ellipticum
Shaving Brush Tree
As recorded: Pseudobombax ellipticum (Kunth) Dugand
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Potter, C.; Neal, M.Marie Catherine Neal →C.W. Potter →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- March 23, 1961
- Locality
- Honolulu, Foster Gardens
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 23, 1961, Potter, C.; Neal, M. also collected 3 other specimens.
Pseudobombax ellipticum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-04.
2026-04-04
Eighth St, Lānaʻi City, HI, US
(c) Madeleine W, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-31
Leilani Estates, HI 96778, USA
(c) John, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pseudobombax ellipticum. BISH 43076. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956676006. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/43076.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956676006 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026