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Plumbago zeylanica
wild leadwort
As recorded: Plumbago zeylanica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Plumbaginaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.; Wood, K.R.; Gaspar, L.; Andrews, C.C.W. Andrews →Timothy Flynn →L. Gaspar →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 2048
- Date
- January 7, 1987
- Locality
- Puu Ka Pele Forest Reserve; Kaaweki Valley 3.4 mi from Hwy 550
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 351 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 7, 1987, Flynn, T.W.; Wood, K.R.; Gaspar, L.; Andrews, C. also collected 2 other specimens.
Plumbago zeylanica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 216 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-06.
2026-10-06
East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) suspiciouslylargehungryfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-03
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-17
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) goneintothewoods, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-14
California Ave + Makaweo Ave, Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Plumbago zeylanica. BISH 603630. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956246632. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/603630.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956246632 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026