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Hoya carnosa

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BISH 501120Botany

Hoya carnosa

wax plant

As recorded: Hoya carnosa (L.fil.) R.Br.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae

Collected by: Lau, J.; Cory, C.C. Cory →Joel Q.C. Lau →
Collector number: 2026
Date: February 24, 1986
Locality: Aiea, 98-851 Iliee St., residence of William and Peggy Jones
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Goyder, D.J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

6 Bishop specimens of Hoya carnosa · collected 1933–1991Species page ›

Hoya carnosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2021-05-07.

Hoya carnosa observed 2021-05-07

2021-05-07

Hawaiʻi, Kamuela, HI, US

(c) saraloha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Hoya carnosa. BISH 501120. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956334284. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/501120.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956334284 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026