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Clermontia arborescens

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BISH 43849Botany

Clermontia arborescens

'ōhā wai nui

As recorded: Clermontia arborescens subsp. waikoluensis (H.St.John) Lammers

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae

Collected by: Rock, J.F.C.
Collector number: 6109
Date: March 17, 1910
Locality: Pelekunu
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.2, -156.9Shown approximately to protect an endangered species.
Identified by: Lammers, T.G.
Record type: Preserved specimen

173 Bishop specimens of Clermontia arborescens · collected 1864–2023Species page ›

Where it was collected

Clermontia arborescens observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1910. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-04.

Clermontia arborescens observed 2026-05-04

2026-05-04

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) juliandendy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Clermontia arborescens observed 2025-12-27

2025-12-27

Hawaii, US

(c) rokkenolan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Clermontia arborescens observed 2025-11-22

2025-11-22

Hawaii, US

(c) rokkenolan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Clermontia arborescens observed 2025-09-09

2025-09-09

Hawaii, US

(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Clermontia arborescens observed 2025-04-16

2025-04-16

Hawaii, US

(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Clermontia arborescens observed 2025-04-15

2025-04-15

Hawaii, US

(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Clermontia arborescens. BISH 43849. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956652161. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/43849.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956652161 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026