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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
Munro, G.C.
Collector number
s.n.
Date
June 2, 1915
Locality
Maunalei Road
Island
Lānaʻi
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 ›

Collected the same day

On June 2, 1915, Munro, G.C. also collected 1 other specimen.

Ipomoea tuboides observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-11.

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

Cite this specimen

Ipomoea tuboides. BISH 47663. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956493390. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/47663.

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