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Gossypium tomentosum
Ma'o
As recorded: Gossypium tomentosum Nutt. ex Seem.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 9591
- Date
- April 5, 1928
- Locality
- Near Kolo, West Molokai
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1070, -157.1843 ± 1,844 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 5, 1928, Degener, O. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Gossypium tomentosum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2021-05-13.
2021-05-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-07-22
Hawaii, US
(c) cheethaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2004-04-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gossypium tomentosum. BISH 57415. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956483534. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57415.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956483534 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026