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BISH 436366Botany
Bougainvillea glabra
lesser bougainvillea
As recorded: Bougainvillea glabra Choisy
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae
- Collected by
- Teraoka, W.; Kennedy, H.H. Kennedy →W. Teraoka →
- Collector number
- 11
- Date
- April 20, 1979
- Locality
- At 329 Mamalahoa Hwy. residence of Mr. Rutledge (keapu area)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 20, 1979, Teraoka, W.; Kennedy, H. also collected 3 other specimens.
Bougainvillea glabra observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-12.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bougainvillea glabra. BISH 436366. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956307050. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/436366.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956307050 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026