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Hibiscus arnottianus
As recorded: Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. punaluuensis (Skottsb.) D.M.Bates
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.; Paquin, D.D. Paquin →Wayne N. Takeuchi →
- Collector number
- 3069
- Date
- December 13, 1986
- Locality
- Punaluu Stream, near head of basin
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.5353, -157.9201 ± 1,314 m
- 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 13, 1986, Takeuchi, W.N.; Paquin, D. also collected 9 other specimens.
Still here: Hibiscus arnottianus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 139 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) morgana-e, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hibiscus arnottianus. BISH 507286. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956448521. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/507286.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956448521 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026