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Dracaena aurea
Golden Hala Pepe
As recorded: Chrysodracon aurea (H.Mann) P.L.Lu & Morden
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asparagaceae
- Collected by
- Warshauer, F.R.
- Collector number
- 1201
- Date
- June 5, 1977
- Locality
- windward Haupu
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 381 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 5, 1977, Warshauer, F.R. also collected 16 other specimens.
Anoectangium euchloron
Botany
Asterina
Botany
Campylopus praemorsus
Botany
Cyrtandra wawrae
Botany
Cyrtandra wawrae
Botany
Cyrtandra wawrae
Botany
Distichophyllum freycinetii
Botany
Dracaena aurea
Botany
Dracaena aurea
Botany
Hibiscus kokio
Botany
Holomitrium seticalycinum
Botany
Holomitrium seticalycinum
Botany
Macromitrium piliferum
Botany
Racopilum cuspidigerum
Botany
Thuidium cymbifolium
Botany
Vesicularia perviridis
Botany
Dracaena aurea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 93 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-13.
2026-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) gmoriondo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Rebekah Magers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-25
Hawaii, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-30
Hawaii, US
(c) thecarboniferous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-05
Hawaii, US
(c) dietri377, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dracaena aurea. BISH 574309. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956374687. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/574309.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956374687 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026