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Plumbago zeylanica
wild leadwort
As recorded: Plumbago zeylanica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Plumbaginaceae
- Collected by
- Char, W.P.; et al.
- Collector number
- PRC 137
- Date
- January 30, 1982
- Locality
- Barber's Pt. quarry
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 30, 1982, Char, W.P.; et al. also collected 13 other specimens.
Asystasia gangetica
Botany
Atriplex suberecta
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Bidens cynapiifolia
Botany
Cassytha filiformis
Botany
Cenchrus ciliaris
Botany
Heliotropium curassavicum
Botany
Lepidium didymum
Botany
Lepidium virginicum
Botany
Malva parviflora
Botany
Pithecellobium dulce
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Pluchea fosbergii
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Sesuvium portulacastrum
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Setaria adhaerens
Botany
Plumbago zeylanica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 216 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-06.
2026-10-06
East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) suspiciouslylargehungryfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-03
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-17
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) goneintothewoods, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-14
California Ave + Makaweo Ave, Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Plumbago zeylanica. BISH 497174. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956462815. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/497174.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956462815 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026