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Ipomoea cairica
As recorded: Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Bruegmann, M.M.
- Collector number
- 123
- Date
- January 17, 1984
- Locality
- Honolulu District: Koko Head
- Island
- Oʻahu
- 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 January 17, 1984, Bruegmann, M.M. also collected 15 other specimens.
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Boerhavia diffusa
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Chamaecrista nictitans
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Chloris barbata
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Cyanthillium cinereum
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Digitaria insularis
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Euphorbia hirta
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Grona triflora
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Lantana camara
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Macroptilium lathyroides
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Melinis repens
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Opuntia
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Portulaca oleracea
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Prosopis pallida
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Reichardia picroides
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Ipomoea cairica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 142 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-14
Koko Head Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-25
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-02
Pearl City, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-07-26
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) marissa_villa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-24
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ipomoea cairica. BISH 503834. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956488305. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/503834.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956488305 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026