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Gossypium tomentosum
Ma'o
As recorded: Gossypium tomentosum Nutt. ex Seem.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Crosby, M.R.; Anderson, W.R.W.G. Anderson {William G. Anderson Jr. →Marshall R. Crosby →
- Collector number
- 1544
- Date
- June 25, 1964
- Locality
- Along route 72 between Koko Head and Wawamalu Beach Park
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1667, -157.4167
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 25, 1964, Crosby, M.R.; Anderson, W.R. also collected 5 other specimens.
Still here: Gossypium tomentosum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-02.
2026-10-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Anumeha Justice, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Jacob, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-25
Hawaii, US
(c) J.R. Kuethe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gossypium tomentosum. BISH 57368. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956242547. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57368.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956242547 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026