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Ipomoea indica
oceanblue morning glory
As recorded: Ipomoea indica (Burm.) Merr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Handy, E.S.
- Collector number
- 33-36
- Date
- July 15, 1933
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.6987, -156.1725 ± 21,764 m
- Elevation
- 10 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 15, 1933, Handy, E.S. also collected 3 other specimens.
Still here: Ipomoea indica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 31 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-10.
2026-06-10
Kula
(c) fuzzyjn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-18
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) ebecker404, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-04
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Tengxiang Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-23
Kuloa Pt Loop Trail, Hana, HI, US
(c) Greg R., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-13
Haleakala Hwy, Kula, HI, US
(c) samstrich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-25
Kula
(c) egriggs512, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ipomoea indica. BISH 449391. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956663409. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/449391.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956663409 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026