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Pentas lanceolata
Egyptian Star-cluster
As recorded: Pentas lanceolata (Forssk.) Deflers
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.; Harder, D.Timothy Flynn →D. Harder →
- Collector number
- 1993
- Date
- December 5, 1986
- Locality
- Lihue Dist. Puhi Camp just west of Kauai Community College. Cult. plants from homesites as camp was razed
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 104 m
- Identified by
- Darwin, S.P.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 5, 1986, Flynn, T.W.; Harder, D. also collected 10 other specimens.
Pentas lanceolata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 209 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-15.
2026-09-15
S Kihei Rd, Kihei, HI, US
(c) Kevin Terlep, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-10
Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Victor Rogers-Phillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
Kinoole St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-21
Hana Hwy, Haiku-Pauwela, HI, US
(c) melsimp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-21
Hana Hwy, Haiku-Pauwela, HI, US
(c) melsimp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-19
Kapaau, HI, USA
(c) johncanoles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pentas lanceolata. BISH 599073. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956505658. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/599073.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956505658 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026