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Clermontia kakeana
As recorded: Clermontia kakeana Meyen
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.; Obata, J.; Perlman, S.; Imada, C.; Gon, S.Samuel M. Gon III →C.T. Imada →John K. Obata →Steven Perlman →Wayne N. Takeuchi →
- Collector number
- Koolau 282
- Date
- July 29, 1984
- Locality
- Pia Valley, W branch, slopes above stream bed
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 442 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
Collected the same day
On July 29, 1984, Takeuchi, W.N.; Obata, J.; Perlman, S.; Imada, C.; Gon, S. also collected 5 other specimens.
Clermontia kakeana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 33 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.

2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-04
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved

2025-07-16
Hawaii, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-07
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved

2025-05-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Brine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Taylor Justason, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Clermontia kakeana. BISH 507398. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956663903. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/507398.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956663903 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
