Plumbago auriculata
blue plumbago
As recorded: Plumbago auriculata Lam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Plumbaginaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, J.
- Collector number
- 1353
- Date
- August 26, 1985
- Locality
- UH campus
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 26, 1985, Lau, J. also collected 16 other specimens.
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Barleria cristata
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Dicliptera undulata
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Ficus sycomorus
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Fittonia albivenis
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Karomia tettensis
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Karomia tettensis
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Lantana camara
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Plumbago auriculata
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Polyscias filicifolia
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Polyscias filicifolia
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Polyscias filicifolia
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Polyscias filicifolia
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Sanchezia parvibracteata
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Tabernaemontana divaricata
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Plumbago auriculata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-26.
2025-05-26
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Emmett Magnus Kearns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-14
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-02-14
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Emmett Magnus Kearns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-14
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Emmett Magnus Kearns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-14
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-02-01
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Emmett Magnus Kearns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Plumbago auriculata. BISH 497549. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956576856. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/497549.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956576856 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026