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Plumbago zeylanica
As recorded: Plumbago zeylanica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Plumbaginaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Staples III, G.W.; Kadowaki, A.Derral R. Herbst →A. Kadowaki →George W. Staples III →
- Collector number
- 9245
- Date
- March 3, 1990
- Locality
- Cultivated in Honolulu Board of Water Supply Halawa Xeriscape Garden, Halawa Valley
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 3, 1990, Herbst, D.R.; Staples III, G.W.; Kadowaki, A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Antigonon leptopus
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Barleria repens
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Bauhinia
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Calliandra tergemina
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Carpobrotus edulis
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Chrysojasminum floridum
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Clusia
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Coleus amboinicus
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Coleus cylindraceus
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Coleus cylindraceus
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Cuphea salvadorensis
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Cuphea subuligera
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Erythrina variegata
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Erythrina variegata
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Ficus benjamina
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Ficus lingua
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Kalanchoe lateritia
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Lantana camara
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Leptospermum scoparium
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Leptospermum scoparium
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Lipochaeta integrifolia
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Lonicera japonica
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Ocimum tenuiflorum
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Plumbago zeylanica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 216 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-06.
2026-10-06
East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) suspiciouslylargehungryfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-03
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-17
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) goneintothewoods, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-14
California Ave + Makaweo Ave, Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Plumbago zeylanica. BISH 556189. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956481746. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/556189.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956481746 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026