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Clermontia parviflora
'ōhā wai
As recorded: Clermontia parviflora Gaudich. ex A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 605 H
- Date
- May 21, 1915
- Locality
- Between Kaumana Cove and Olaa Flume
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lammers, T.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 21, 1915, Forbes, C.N. also collected 17 other specimens.
Clermontia parviflora observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 131 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-11.

2026-09-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jonathan Berenguer Uhuad Koch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-09
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-09
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-07
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-14
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Clermontia parviflora. BISH 44451. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956530646. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/44451.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956530646 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
