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Gossypium tomentosum
Ma'o
As recorded: Gossypium tomentosum Nutt. ex Seem.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 10358
- Date
- October 22, 1933
- Locality
- Maunalua, between Koko Head and Makapuu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2 m
- 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
Collected the same day
On October 22, 1933, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 2 other specimens.
Gossypium tomentosum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 473 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Hawaii, US
(c) americanlady, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) ceboul_a, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Anumeha Justice, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Hawaii, US
(c) apalkovic, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Gossypium tomentosum. BISH 57374. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956583222. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57374.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956583222 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026