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Clermontia kakeana
As recorded: Clermontia kakeana Meyen
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Gillett, G.W.
- Collector number
- 1686
- Date
- 1965
- Locality
- East Maui, near State Park, closer to Hana
- Island
- Maui
- 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. →
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Clermontia kakeana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 33 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.

2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-04
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved

2025-07-16
Hawaii, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-07
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved

2025-05-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Brine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Taylor Justason, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Clermontia kakeana. BISH 490159. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956135085. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/490159.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956135085 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
