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Bougainvillea
bougainvilleas
As recorded: Bougainvillea Comm. ex Juss.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae
- Collected by
- Tanaka, A.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 12, 1986
- Locality
- Pearl City; 1114 Hookahi St
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 12, 1986, Tanaka, A. also collected 17 other specimens.
Bougainvillea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 94 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-29
Aiea, HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-20
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bougainvillea. BISH 596330. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956313357. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/596330.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956313357 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
