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Salvia coccinea
Tropical sage
As recorded: Salvia coccinea Buc'hoz ex Etl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Collector number
- 6254
- Date
- January 3, 1970
- Locality
- Laupahoehoe Gulch
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 3, 1970, Sohmer, S.H. also collected 2 other specimens.
Salvia coccinea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-19.
2026-02-19
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-10
Island of Hawaiʻi, Hilo, HI, US
(c) elmalloy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-26
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-10-10
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-10
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-09-17
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Salvia coccinea. BISH 434306. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956185111. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/434306.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956185111 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026