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Salvia coccinea
Tropical sage
As recorded: Salvia coccinea Buc'hoz ex Etl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.
- Collector number
- 1280
- Date
- October 15, 1985
- Locality
- District of North Kona; Hawaii Belt Road (Mamalahoa Hwy.), near mile 28. Kaupulehu Preserve. Common, especially near gate but scattered through preserve
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- 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. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 15, 1985, Flynn, T.W. also collected 15 other specimens.
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Coleus australis
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Diospyros sandwicensis
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Ipomoea indica
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Lepisorus thunbergianus
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Leucaena leucocephala
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Microsorum grossum
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Nephrolepis brownii
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Nototrichium sandwicense
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Peperomia leptostachya
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Planchonella spathulata
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Psilotum nudum
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Sida fallax
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Sophora chrysophylla
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Salvia coccinea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-19.
2026-02-19
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-10
Island of Hawaiʻi, Hilo, HI, US
(c) elmalloy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-26
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-10-10
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-10
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-09-17
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Salvia coccinea. BISH 503712. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956645030. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/503712.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956645030 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026