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Clermontia montis-loa
As recorded: Clermontia montis-loa Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Warshauer, F.R.
- Collector number
- FRW 1587
- Date
- December 5, 1977
- Locality
- S Hilo, Piihonua, E Mauna Kea, fork of Wailuku river and Waipahoehoe Gulch
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,076 m
- Identified by
- Lammers, T.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 5, 1977, Warshauer, F.R. also collected 1 other specimen.
Clermontia montis-loa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-10.

2026-07-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-24
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-07
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-06-22
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2011-08-28
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Clermontia montis-loa. BISH 468059. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956281824. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/468059.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956281824 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
