Hibiscadelphus hualalaiensis
Hualalai hau kuahiwi
As recorded: Hibiscadelphus hualalaiensis Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 12960
- Date
- 1917
- Locality
- Hawaii
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Hibiscadelphus hualalaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-05.
2026-01-05
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-05
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Grigory Heaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-19
Hawaii, US
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2012-01-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2010-08-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hibiscadelphus hualalaiensis. BISH 57450. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956353881. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57450.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956353881 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026