Hibiscus arnottianus
koki‘o ke‘oke‘o
As recorded: Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. punaluuensis (Skottsb.) D.M.Bates
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 304
- Date
- September 28, 1930
- Locality
- Koolau Mountains, Punaluu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.5505, -157.9155 ± 2,774 m
- Elevation
- 610 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 28, 1930, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 7 other specimens.
Still here: Hibiscus arnottianus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 126 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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)
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Cite this specimen
Hibiscus arnottianus. BISH 57617. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956143003. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57617.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956143003 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026