Clermontia arborescens

'ōhā wai nui

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

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 317.L
Date: September 1, 1917
Locality: Lanai
Island: Lānaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Lammers, T.G.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On September 1, 1917, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Clermontia arborescens observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-04.

2026-05-04

Maui County, US-HI, US

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

2025-12-27

Hawaii, US

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

2025-11-22

Hawaii, US

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

2025-09-09

Hawaii, US

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

2025-04-16

Hawaii, US

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

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 43864. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956614822. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/43864.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956614822 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026