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Hibiscus furcellatus
As recorded: Hibiscus furcellatus Desr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 545.H
- Date
- May 17, 1915
- Locality
- Terminal portion of 1881-1 lava flow near Hilo
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- 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 May 17, 1915, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Cuphea carthagenensis
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Cyanthillium cinereum
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Dicranopteris linearis
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Dicranopteris linearis
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Dicranopteris linearis
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Erechtites hieraciifolius
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Erigeron bonariensis
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Frullania meyeniana
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Hibiscus furcellatus
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Hippobroma longiflora
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incertae sedis
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Ipomoea violacea
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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Morinda citrifolia
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Nephrolepis exaltata
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Odontosoria chinensis
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Palhinhaea cernua
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Passiflora foetida
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Pipturus albidus
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Polypodium pellucidum
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Hibiscus furcellatus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-17.
2026-08-17
Lokahi St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-08
Hilo Post Office, Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-08
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-05
Captain Cook, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-19
Makauwahi Cave Reserve
(c) Veronica McCleign, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2024-06-19
Makauwahi Cave Reserve
(c) Veronica McCleign, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hibiscus furcellatus. BISH 463217. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956507501. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/463217.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956507501 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026