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Clermontia arborescens
'ōhā wai nui
As recorded: Clermontia arborescens subsp. waihiae (Wawra) Lammers
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.; Holt, R.A.Paul K. Higashino →Alan Holt →
- Collector number
- 9054
- Date
- May 31, 1980
- Locality
- Makawao, Haiku, N Haleakala, upper W fork of W Wailuaiki Stream, Koolau Forest Reserve
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8, -156.2Shown approximately to protect an endangered species.
- Elevation
- 1,554 m
- Identified by
- Lammers, T.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 31, 1980, Higashino, P.K.; Holt, R.A. also collected 14 other specimens.
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Geniostoma hirtellum
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Kadua affinis
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Melicope clusiifolia
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Peperomia macraeana
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Phyllostegia ambigua
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Pipturus albidus
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Psychotria hawaiiensis
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Clermontia arborescens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-04.
2026-05-04
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) juliandendy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-27
Hawaii, US
(c) rokkenolan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-22
Hawaii, US
(c) rokkenolan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-09
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Clermontia arborescens. BISH 469956. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956182340. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/469956.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956182340 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026