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Jasminum sambac
Arabian Jasmine
As recorded: Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Oleaceae
- Collected by
- Neal, M.C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- October 31, 1940
- Locality
- Pearl City, Girl Scout Camp
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Green, P.S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 31, 1940, Neal, M.C. also collected 8 other specimens.
Jasminum sambac observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-05-10.

2023-05-10
Honaunau
(c) alfseed, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-13
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) P. Scott Dixon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-03-28
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) swafford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Jasminum sambac. BISH 450111. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956334176. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/450111.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956334176 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
