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Hibiscus arnottianus
koki‘o ke‘oke‘o
As recorded: Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. arnottianus
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Lyon, H.L.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- September 5, 1909
- Locality
- Tantalus Ridge
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3242, -157.8268 ± 1,834 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 September 5, 1909, Lyon, H.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Asplenium acuminatum
Botany
Asplenium contiguum
Botany
Asplenium macraei
Botany
Asteridiella
Botany
Athyrium microphyllum
Botany
Bidens macrocarpa
Botany
Ceodes umbellifera
Botany
Ctenitis latifrons
Botany
Ctenitis latifrons
Botany
Deparia prolifera
Botany
Deparia prolifera
Botany
Deparia prolifera
Botany
Diplazium arnottii
Botany
Diplazium arnottii
Botany
Diplazium sandwichianum
Botany
Guignardia
Botany
Guignardia jussiaeae
Botany
Guignardia jussiaeae
Botany
Haplopteris elongata
Botany
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Botany
Melanomma
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Metrosideros rugosa
Botany
Metrosideros tremuloides
Botany
Still here: Hibiscus arnottianus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 214 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 57488. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956178498. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57488.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956178498 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026