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Hibiscus arnottianus
As recorded: Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. arnottianus
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Ozaki, E.T.
- Collector number
- 57
- Date
- December 14, 1952
- Locality
- Koolau Range, Halawa Trail, top of Halawa Ridge
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4059, -157.8393 ± 501 m
- Elevation
- 701 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 December 14, 1952, Ozaki, E.T. also collected 23 other specimens.
Alyxia stellata
Botany
Athyrium microphyllum
Botany
Callistopteris baldwinii
Botany
Cibotium menziesii
Botany
Diospyros sandwicensis
Botany
Diospyros sandwicensis
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Melicope rotundifolia
Botany
Melicope rotundifolia
Botany
Metrosideros tremuloides
Botany
Phyllanthus distichus
Botany
Phyllostegia grandiflora
Botany
Polyscias oahuensis
Botany
Psydrax odoratus
Botany
Pteridium aquilinum
Botany
Sadleria
Botany
Sadleria pallida
Botany
Santalum freycinetianum
Botany
Scaevola mollis
Botany
Selaginella arbuscula
Botany
Sida fallax
Botany
Trematolobelia macrostachys
Botany
Wikstroemia oahuensis
Botany
Still here: Hibiscus arnottianus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 226 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hibiscus arnottianus. BISH 57477. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956534560. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57477.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956534560 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026