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Ipomoea tuboides

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Ipomoea tuboides

Hawaiian moon flower

As recorded: Ipomoea tuboides O.Deg. & Ooststr.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 1078.K
Date: July 3, 1917
Locality: Waimea Drainage Basin, W side
Island: Kauaʻi
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

92 Bishop specimens of Ipomoea tuboides · collected 1910–2013Species page ›

Ipomoea tuboides observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-11.

Ipomoea tuboides observed 2025-07-11

2025-07-11

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ipomoea tuboides observed 2025-03-19

2025-03-19

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Ipomoea tuboides observed 2005-03-08

2005-03-08

Hawaii, US

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Ipomoea tuboides. BISH 47645. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956149412. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/47645.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956149412 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026