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Holmskioldia sanguinea
Chinese Hat Plant
As recorded: Holmskioldia sanguinea Retz.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Afualo, D.
- Collector number
- 141
- Date
- March 25, 1975
- Locality
- Kaamooloa Rd., Waialua
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 24 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Staples, G.W.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 25, 1975, Afualo, D. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Holmskioldia sanguinea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 33 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-14.

2026-06-14
Kapolei
(c) jenbou, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-03
Kailua Kona
(c) robski115, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-19
E Manoa Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Jane Adams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-11
Island of Hawaiʻi, Hōlualoa, HI, US
(c) mala947, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-22
Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden, Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) juliebug15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-12
Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
(c) Mary Hayden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Holmskioldia sanguinea. BISH 556652. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956675565. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/556652.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956675565 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
