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Hibiscus clayi
As recorded: Hibiscus clayi O.Deg. & I.Deg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 162
- Date
- October 28, 1967
- Locality
- Lihue
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 336 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
Hibiscus clayi observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-04.
2026-07-04
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Ruban Hussain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2024-07-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Ruban Hussain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2023-12-25
United States
(c) bsarbin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-08-18
Hawaii, US
(c) j_jabl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) paloolabotanical, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hibiscus clayi. BISH 57560. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956224976. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57560.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956224976 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026