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Ipomoea cairica
Mile-a-minute vine
As recorded: Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Skottsberg, C.J.F.
- Collector number
- 103
- Date
- October 8, 1922
- Locality
- sea shore near diamond head
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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
Collected the same day
On October 8, 1922, Skottsberg, C.J.F. also collected 4 other specimens.
Ipomoea cairica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 142 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-14
Koko Head Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-25
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-02
Pearl City, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-07-26
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) marissa_villa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-24
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ipomoea cairica. BISH 47529. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956266276. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/47529.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956266276 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026