Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Hibiscus
hibiscuses
As recorded: Hibiscus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Student at University of Hawaii
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- April 26, 1958
- Locality
- Kaua
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 26, 1958, Student at University of Hawaii also collected 3 other specimens.
Hibiscus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1958. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,356 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) John Ritchie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Hawaii, US
(c) John Ritchie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Peepee Falls St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle McWhirter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hibiscus. BISH 445735. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956205918. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/445735.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956205918 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
