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Ipomoea cairica
Mile-a-minute vine
As recorded: Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 6010
- Date
- May 1, 1933
- Locality
- Kawela Bay
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.6833, -158.0000
- 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
Still here: Ipomoea cairica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-02-17.
2026-02-17
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
no rights reserved
2026-02-03
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) Caroline Wolfe-Merritt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-26
Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Oliver Yung, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-17
Oʻahu, Haleiwa, HI, US
(c) theforestseeker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-14
Oʻahu, Waialua, HI, US
(c) marlinbrando, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ipomoea cairica. BISH 47525. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956626992. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/47525.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956626992 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026