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Ipomoea tuboides
Hawaiian moon flower
As recorded: Ipomoea tuboides O.Deg. & Ooststr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.; Hobdy, B.; Fox, D.D. Fox →Paul K. Higashino →B. Hobdy →
- Collector number
- 9741
- Date
- April 5, 1982
- Locality
- Poopoo Islet, 100 yds off S shore
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 30 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 April 5, 1982, Higashino, P.K.; Hobdy, B.; Fox, D. also collected 4 other specimens.
Ipomoea tuboides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-11.
2025-07-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-19
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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 477034. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956653295. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/477034.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956653295 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026