
Clermontia hawaiiensis
‘ōhā kēpau
As recorded: Clermontia hawaiiensis (Hillebr.) Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Date
- March 1, 1957
- Locality
- Kilauea, Chain of Craters, Puu Huluhulu
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- T.G.Lammers
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 1, 1957, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 19 other specimens.
Clermontia hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 48 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.

2026-10-14
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

2026-08-28
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) alex_tran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-26
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) yeahtoadally, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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 44487. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36051348. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/44487.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36051348 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
