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Abutilon grandifolium
hairy abutilon
As recorded: Abutilon grandifolium (Willd.) Sweet
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 1702
- Date
- January 20, 1937
- Locality
- Ulupalakaua, Makawao
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 396 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 20, 1937, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 15 other specimens.
Abutilon grandifolium observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 414 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22
Kamehameha V Hwy, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Liah Continentino, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

2026-10-22
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-18
Hawi, HI 96719, USA
(c) Aryana Ferguson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-16
Kēōkea Beach Park, 52-128 Keokea Park Road, Kapaau, HI 96755, USA
(c) pickin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-04
Ke Aloha Kai Place, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Abutilon grandifolium. BISH 447406. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956297538. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/447406.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956297538 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
