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Ipomoea tuboides
Hawaiian moon flower
As recorded: Ipomoea tuboides O.Deg. & Ooststr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Lydgate, J.M.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- November 1, 1911
- Locality
- Olokele
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 1, 1911, Lydgate, J.M. also collected 1 other specimen.
Ipomoea tuboides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1911. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-11.
2025-07-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-19
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2005-03-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ipomoea tuboides. BISH 47298. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956698597. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/47298.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956698597 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026