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Gomphocarpus physocarpus
balloonplant
As recorded: Asclepias physocarpa (E.Mey.) Schltr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 3473
- Date
- May 5, 1960
- Locality
- Waianae Mountains; Palikea Trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4833, -158.1167
- Elevation
- 366 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 May 5, 1960, Stone, B.C. also collected 19 other specimens.
Avena sativa
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Bidens torta
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Canavalia galeata
Botany
Chenopodium oahuense
Botany
Coleus australis
Botany
Cyperus
Botany
Doryopteris decipiens
Botany
Euphorbia multiformis
Botany
Hibiscus arnottianus
Botany
Ipomoea indica
Botany
Physalis peruviana
Botany
Pilea peploides
Botany
Pipturus albidus
Botany
Santalum ellipticum
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Sapindus oahuensis
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Schiedea ligustrina
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Schiedea ligustrina
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Sicyos pachycarpa
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Sida fallax
Botany
Still here: Gomphocarpus physocarpus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-30.
2026-06-30
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) laura4814, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-10
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-12-29
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-11-14
Wai‘anae Kai Forest Reserve, Wahiawa, HI, US
(c) choquetterebecca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-09-04
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gomphocarpus physocarpus. BISH 46296. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956689244. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/46296.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956689244 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026