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Moringa stenopetala
As recorded: Moringa stenopetala (Baker fil.) Cufod.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Brassicales › Moringaceae
- Collected by
- Staples, G.W.; Medbury, J.S.J.S. Medbury →George W. Staples III →
- Collector number
- 811
- Date
- March 22, 1992
- Locality
- Koko Crater Botanical Garden. African section. Provenance: ex hort, Hummel's Exotic Gardens, Carlsbad, CA
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Verdcourt, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 22, 1992, Staples, G.W.; Medbury, J.S. also collected 6 other specimens.
Moringa stenopetala observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-17.

2025-08-17
East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) ephramz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-28
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Moringa stenopetala. BISH 619552. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956375796. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/619552.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956375796 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
