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Clermontia arborescens
'ōhā wai nui
As recorded: Clermontia arborescens subsp. waihiae (Wawra) Lammers
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Gillett, G.W.
- Collector number
- 1698
- Date
- 1965
- Locality
- Olinda pipe line trail
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,311 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
Clermontia arborescens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-04.

2026-05-04
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) juliandendy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-27
Hawaii, US
(c) rokkenolan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-22
Hawaii, US
(c) rokkenolan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-09
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Clermontia arborescens. BISH 476378. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956297032. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/476378.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956297032 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
