
Clermontia peleana
Pele Clermontia
As recorded: Clermontia peleana subsp. peleana
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Warshauer, F.R.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: FRW 1547
- Date
- 1977
- Locality
- N Hilo DISTR. Maulua Nui AHU. TR 15(3); E slope of Mauna Kea ca 1.1 km N of Waikaumalo Str, Hilo Forest Res
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lammers, T.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Clermontia peleana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-14.

2026-03-14
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Grigory Heaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-03
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-03
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-26
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-12
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Clermontia peleana. BISH 467255. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956525541. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/467255.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956525541 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
