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Abelmoschus manihot
Aibika
As recorded: Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Hirose, Y.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- March 5, 1953
- Locality
- Hilo; Hirose Nurseries
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Bates, D.M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Abelmoschus manihot observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-03.
2026-06-03
Kaikuono St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) dankdz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-05
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Eburnate, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-07
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) John, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2020-08-23
Hawaiʻi, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) John, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Abelmoschus manihot. BISH 57606. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956178499. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57606.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956178499 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026