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Coleus australis
little spurflower
As recorded: Plectranthus parviflorus Willd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Kondo, Y.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- July 20, 1946
- Locality
- North Kona District: Puuwaawaa, north slope of Hualalai, 1.3 miles east by S of Poohohoo, rim of crater, below "Half Way House"
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,311 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 20, 1946, Kondo, Y. also collected 8 other specimens.
Coleus australis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 86 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
Aalapapa Dr + Opp Onekea Dr, Kailua, HI 96734, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-05
Koliliko St, Mililani, HI, US
(c) ephramz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-09
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-03
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-19
Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Aiea, HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-28
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Coleus australis. BISH 53816. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956506141. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/53816.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956506141 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
