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Ipomoea cairica
As recorded: Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.; Coope, C.N.C.N. Coope →Charles N. Forbes →
- Collector number
- 1917.O.
- Date
- July 1, 1914
- Locality
- Near Ewa
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ipomoea cairica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1914. 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 47561. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956268596. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/47561.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956268596 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026