Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Coleus australis
As recorded: Plectranthus parviflorus Willd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 41689
- Date
- March 22, 1961
- Locality
- North Kona District: Kaupulehu; telephone relay station
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 760 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 March 22, 1961, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 19 other specimens.
Coprosma montana
Botany
Coprosma montana
Botany
Cyperus hillebrandii
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Myoporum sandwicense
Botany
Myrsine lanaiensis
Botany
Peperomia cookiana
Botany
Santalum paniculatum
Botany
Santalum paniculatum
Botany
Santalum paniculatum
Botany
Santalum paniculatum
Botany
Santalum paniculatum
Botany
Santalum paniculatum
Botany
Sisyrinchium acre
Botany
Stenogyne microphylla
Botany
Stenogyne sessilis
Botany
Tagetes minuta
Botany
Tetramolopium humile
Botany
Coleus australis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1961. 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 53827. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956181829. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/53827.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956181829 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026