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Barleria cristata
Philippine violet
As recorded: Barleria cristata L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Lee, P.
- Collector number
- 21
- Date
- March 17, 1975
- Locality
- BYU-HC
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 17, 1975, Lee, P. also collected 8 other specimens.
Barleria cristata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-06.
2026-07-06
Manoa Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-26
Oʻahu, Kāneʻohe, HI, US
(c) Michelle Kobayashi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-07
Dole St + Frank St, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA
no rights reserved
2025-09-07
Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-07
Island of Hawaiʻi, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-06
Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) Camiel Doorenweerd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Barleria cristata. BISH 579011. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956367204. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/579011.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956367204 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026