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Mirabilis jalapa
As recorded: Mirabilis jalapa L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae
- Collected by
- Garber, D.W.
- Collector number
- 276
- Date
- March 6, 1930
- Locality
- Old Naval Station, Honolulu, Oahu
- 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
Mirabilis jalapa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 72 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.
2026-10-02
Mauna Loa, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) bsarbin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-08
Maui, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) Dutza K., some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-04
Lahaina, HI 96761, USA
(c) Jeffrey Lee (he/him/his), some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-16
Makena, HI 96753, USA
no rights reserved
2026-01-19
Koloa Telephone Exchange, Koloa, HI 96756, USA
(c) Leyton Reid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-18
Kailua Rd, Kailua, HI, US
(c) James Myers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Mirabilis jalapa. BISH 60840. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956276889. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60840.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956276889 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026