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Ipomoea pes-caprae
Beach Morning Glory
As recorded: Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis (L.) Ooststr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 608.Mo
- Date
- March 24, 1915
- Locality
- Moomomi
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1966, -157.1535 ± 2,594 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 24, 1915, Forbes, C.N. also collected 8 other specimens.
Still here: Ipomoea pes-caprae observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-06.

2026-10-06
Molokaʻi, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) mjanson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-29
Kaunakakai, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2022-12-30
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2019-05-13
3922 Pohakuloa Rd, Maunaloa, HI 96770, USA
(c) mkai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-07-10
Fishponds, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Amy Jaecker-Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-08-25
Kamehameha V Hwy, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Jonathan Egbert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ipomoea pes-caprae. BISH 47454. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956604674. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/47454.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956604674 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
