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Clermontia hawaiiensis in life — In life — ‘ōhā kēpau, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. no rights reserved, uploaded by cwarneke

BISH 44051Botany

Clermontia hawaiiensis

‘ōhā kēpau

As recorded: Clermontia hawaiiensis (Hillebr.) Rock

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae

Collected by: Rock, J.F.C.
Collector number: 8803
Date: July 1, 1911
Locality: Shipman's Ranch, Kilauea
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Lammers, T.G.
Record type: Preserved specimen

77 Bishop specimens of Clermontia hawaiiensis · collected 1908–2009Species page ›

Clermontia hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1911. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 48 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.

Clermontia hawaiiensis observed 2026-10-14

2026-10-14

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Clermontia hawaiiensis observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Clermontia hawaiiensis observed 2026-09-11

2026-09-11

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Jonathan Berenguer Uhuad Koch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Clermontia hawaiiensis observed 2026-08-28

2026-08-28

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

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

Clermontia hawaiiensis observed 2026-08-26

2026-08-26

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

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

Clermontia hawaiiensis observed 2026-08-25

2026-08-25

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Erin Yokoi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Clermontia hawaiiensis. BISH 44051. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956227759. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/44051.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956227759 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026