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Clermontia kohalae
Kohala oha wai
As recorded: Clermontia kohalae Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 25737
- Date
- March 20, 1957
- Locality
- Parker ranch, Kohala, Kahena ditch trail
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 914 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 20, 1957, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 15 other specimens.
Clermontia kohalae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-25.

2026-04-25
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ephramz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2009-11-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2009-05-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2009-05-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Clermontia kohalae. BISH 501560. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956495712. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/501560.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956495712 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
