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Thespesia grandiflora
Flor de Maga
As recorded: Thespesia grandiflora DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Kim, J.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- May 22, 1968
- Locality
- Lawai
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Bates, D.M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Thespesia grandiflora observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-13.

2025-09-13
ʻĪao Valley State Monument, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) Chalon Boesel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-13
Wailuku
(c) auden hedera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-06
ʻĪao Valley State Monument, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) Jack Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-23
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) dave21779, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2023-06-17
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Laura, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-27
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Thespesia grandiflora. BISH 446031. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956146285. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/446031.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956146285 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
