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Mirabilis jalapa
marvel of Peru
As recorded: Mirabilis jalapa L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.; Holt, R.A.; Fox, R.R. Fox →Paul K. Higashino →Alan Holt →
- Collector number
- 9718
- Date
- October 30, 1981
- Locality
- East Maui, SW slope of Haleakala, Auwahi Dry forest, area mauka of Kaupo road
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 579 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
Collected the same day
On October 30, 1981, Higashino, P.K.; Holt, R.A.; Fox, R. also collected 1 other specimen.
Mirabilis jalapa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 72 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.
2026-10-02
Mauna Loa, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) bsarbin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-08
Maui, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) Dutza K., some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-04
Lahaina, HI 96761, USA
(c) Jeffrey Lee (he/him/his), some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-16
Makena, HI 96753, USA
no rights reserved
2026-01-19
Koloa Telephone Exchange, Koloa, HI 96756, USA
(c) Leyton Reid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-18
Kailua Rd, Kailua, HI, US
(c) James Myers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Mirabilis jalapa. BISH 477013. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956292554. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/477013.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956292554 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026