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Cascabela thevetia
As recorded: Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K.Schum.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.
- Collector number
- 1897
- Date
- September 8, 1986
- Locality
- Koloa. Weliweli road, .3 mile east of junction with waikomo road. Naturalized in pasture lands S of road
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.9000, -159.4667
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On September 8, 1986, Flynn, T.W. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Cascabela thevetia observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 87 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-03.

2026-09-03
Līhuʻe, HI, US
(c) biina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-16
Poʻipū, HI, US
(c) bassteeth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-25
Kuhio Hwy, Kapaa, HI, US
(c) Chris Havran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-05
Kauaʻi, Poʻipū, HI, US
(c) bygentry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-21
Koloa
(c) netgazernine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-01-30
Kauaʻi, Poʻipū, HI, US
(c) Lori Anne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cascabela thevetia. BISH 507819. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956584706. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/507819.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956584706 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
