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Ipomoea violacea
beach moonflower
As recorded: Ipomoea violacea L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 1284
- Date
- February 28, 1982
- Locality
- East Maui, S coast, Kanaio Beach
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 February 28, 1982, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 18 other specimens.
Alysicarpus vaginalis
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Boerhavia diffusa
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Eragrostis atropioides
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Lipochaeta lavarum
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Lipochaeta lavarum
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Lipochaeta lavarum
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Panicum fauriei
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Panicum fauriei
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Panicum konaense
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Panicum konaense
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Panicum pellitum
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Panicum pellitum
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Panicum pellitum
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Panicum pellitum
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Panicum pellitum
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Panicum pellitum
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Panicum torridum
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Sicyos hispidus
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Ipomoea violacea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-27.
2025-11-27
Aliʻi Dr, Hōlualoa, HI, US
(c) Merav Vonshak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-13
Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
(c) quandary, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-10
Island of Hawaiʻi, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Graham Steinruck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-02-01
Puako, HI, USA
(c) jmole, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-11-27
Puako, HI, USA
(c) jenopus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-02-19
Maui, Hawaii, United States
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ipomoea violacea. BISH 460514. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956612828. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/460514.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956612828 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026