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BISH 617199Botany
Hibiscadelphus distans
Kauai hau kuahiwi
As recorded: Hibiscadelphus distans L.E.Bishop & Herbst
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Perlman, S.; Lau, J.Joel Q.C. Lau →Steven Perlman →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 7035
- Date
- 1987
- Locality
- Waimea canyon drainage, Koaie canyon, below Lonomea camp, S side of stream, ca 2.25 miles in on Koaie trail above trail at dry waterfall
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Hibiscadelphus distans observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2020-01-25.
2020-01-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Justin Garwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2004-04-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hibiscadelphus distans. BISH 617199. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956193835. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/617199.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956193835 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026