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Hibiscus arnottianus
koki‘o ke‘oke‘o
As recorded: Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. punaluuensis (Skottsb.) D.M.Bates
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 25976
- Date
- November 25, 1956
- Locality
- Koolau Range, Kaluanui
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.5705, -157.9186 ± 501 m
- Elevation
- 579 m
- 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On November 25, 1956, St.John, H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Hibiscus arnottianus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 107 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) emcummings23, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) morgana-e, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hibiscus arnottianus. BISH 57476. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956330890. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57476.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956330890 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026