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Ceodes brunoniana
Bird Catcher Tree
As recorded: Ceodes brunoniana (Endl.) Skottsb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae
- Collected by
- Cowan, R.S.
- Collector number
- 627
- Date
- June 15, 1947
- Locality
- Waianae Mts., below Palikea, gulch
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 594 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 15, 1947, Cowan, R.S. also collected 6 other specimens.
Ceodes brunoniana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 86 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.

2026-10-02
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-09
Kīpukapuaulu Trail, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-09
Kīpukapuaulu Trail, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-17
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ceodes brunoniana. BISH 60937. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956398567. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60937.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956398567 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
