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Ipomoea triloba
Littlebell
As recorded: Ipomoea triloba L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 57411
- Date
- March 24, 1978
- Locality
- NW end of Kawainui Marsh, Kailua
- Island
- Oʻahu
- 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 March 24, 1978, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 5 other specimens.
Ipomoea triloba observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 186 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Kapolei, HI, USA
(c) Madi Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Lihiwai St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Haiku, HI 96708, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-30
16th Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) ephramz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-09
Salt Lake Blvd, Halawa, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-07
Ali'i Drive @ Royal Poinciana Drive, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ipomoea triloba. BISH 436494. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956248225. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/436494.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956248225 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
