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Clermontia arborescens
'ōhā wai nui
As recorded: Clermontia arborescens subsp. waikoluensis (H.St.John) Lammers
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 25222
- Date
- December 24, 1953
- Locality
- Ditch trail, Hanalilolilo, head of Waikolu Valley
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1, -156.9Shown approximately to protect an endangered species.
- Elevation
- 1,113 m
- Identified by
- Lammers, T.G.
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 24, 1953, St.John, H. also collected 17 other specimens.
Clermontia arborescens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-04.

2026-05-04
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) juliandendy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-27
Hawaii, US
(c) rokkenolan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-22
Hawaii, US
(c) rokkenolan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-09
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Clermontia arborescens. BISH 511681. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956576908. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/511681.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956576908 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
