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Clermontia kohalae
Kohala oha wai
As recorded: Clermontia kohalae Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Clarke, G.; Cuddihy, L.W.G. Clarke →L.W. Cuddihy →
- Collector number
- 666
- Date
- February 9, 1982
- Locality
- Laupahoehoe Section of Hilo Forest Reserve. Ridge NW of Kaiwilahilahi Str.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 671 m
- Identified by
- Lammers, T.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 9, 1982, Clarke, G.; Cuddihy, L.W. also collected 2 other specimens.
Clermontia kohalae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. 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 443231. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956281765. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/443231.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956281765 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026