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Clermontia clermontioides
hāhā 'ai a kamanu
As recorded: Clermontia clermontioides subsp. clermontioides
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 25655
- Date
- March 15, 1956
- Locality
- S. Kona forests, land of Honakua
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 914 m
- Identified by
- Lammers, T.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 15, 1956, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 3 other specimens.
Clermontia clermontioides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.

2026-10-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Lehua Todero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-04-16
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved

2012-04-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2011-09-17
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2010-05-26
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Clermontia clermontioides. BISH 43896. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956372785. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/43896.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956372785 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
