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Ipomoea hederifolia
scarlet creeper
As recorded: Ipomoea hederifolia L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 2287.O
- Date
- February 6, 1915
- Locality
- Kaimuki
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Austin, D.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ipomoea hederifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-08-04.

2024-08-04
Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI 96704, USA
no rights reserved

2024-05-17
Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI 96704, USA
(c) Darcy Kehler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-24
Kilauea Military Camp and Pohakuloa Training Area, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) A. Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-05
Hawaiʻi, Honaunau, HI, US
(c) wormgrill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Myra Kincaid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-12
Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
(c) Paul Norwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ipomoea hederifolia. BISH 47312. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956176633. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/47312.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956176633 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
