Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Hibiscus waimeae
koki‘o ke‘oke‘o
As recorded: Hibiscus waimeae subsp. waimeae
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Locality
- Honolulu; Wilder's Garden
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 waimeae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 97 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Salem De La Luna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-14
Hawaii, US
(c) GreenSeedAustin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Marc AuMarc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Logan Olton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hibiscus waimeae. BISH 57697. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956490931. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57697.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956490931 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026