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Cestrum nocturnum
night jessamine
As recorded: Cestrum nocturnum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.; Hume, L.Timothy Flynn →L.M. Hume →
- Collector number
- 1339
- Date
- November 1, 1985
- Locality
- Kealia Forest Reserve along Makaleha Stream
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 244 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 1, 1985, Flynn, T.W.; Hume, L. also collected 8 other specimens.
Cestrum nocturnum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 266 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-12.
2026-09-12
Kalaniai Rd, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-02
Kolowalu Trail, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-19
United States
(c) Aaron Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-19
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-07-18
Kalaniai Rd, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-05
Kōkeʻe State Park, Princeville, HI, US
(c) dietri377, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cestrum nocturnum. BISH 503745. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956322957. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/503745.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956322957 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026