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Clermontia parviflora
'ōhā wai
As recorded: Clermontia parviflora Gaudich. ex A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Jacobi, J.D.; Higashino, P.K.Paul K. Higashino →J.D. Jacobi →
- Collector number
- 1313
- Date
- May 23, 1979
- Locality
- Puna, Waikahekane, SE of Mt. View, 2-6 km NE of Puu Kauka
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 418 m
- Identified by
- Lammers, T.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 23, 1979, Jacobi, J.D.; Higashino, P.K. also collected 8 other specimens.
Clermontia parviflora observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 131 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-11.

2026-09-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jonathan Berenguer Uhuad Koch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-09
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-09
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-07
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-14
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Clermontia parviflora. BISH 467259. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956700820. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/467259.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956700820 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
