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Clermontia kohalae
Kohala oha wai
As recorded: Clermontia kohalae Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 4573
- Date
- July 18, 1909
- Locality
- above Hiilawe, Waipio
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.1, -155.6Shown approximately to protect an endangered species.
- Identified by
- Lammers, T.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 18, 1909, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Clermontia kohalae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-25.

2026-04-25
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ephramz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2009-11-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2009-05-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2009-05-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Clermontia kohalae. BISH 44162. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956217593. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/44162.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956217593 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
