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Cecropia obtusifolia
blunt-leaved trumpet tree
As recorded: Cecropia obtusifolia Bertol.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Miller, J.S.; Merello, M.M. Merello →J.S. Miller →
- Collector number
- 7945
- Date
- August 6, 1992
- Locality
- 7 mi SW of State Route 11 on Mamaki Road to Kulani Prison. Waiakea Forest Reserve
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.3667, -155.0667
- Elevation
- 480 m
- Identified by
- Appleby, W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 6, 1992, Miller, J.S.; Merello, M. also collected 18 other specimens.
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Crotalaria micans
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Falcataria falcata
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Flindersia brayleyana
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Hedychium flavescens
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Heterocentron subtriplinervium
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Hippobroma longiflora
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Melastoma malabathricum
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Miconia bicolor
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Mimosa pudica
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Paederia foetida
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Pleroma urvilleanum
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Psidium cattleianum
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Pterolepis glomerata
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Scaevola chamissoniana
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Xyris platylepis
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Still here: Cecropia obtusifolia observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 53 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18
Lava Tree, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) vbaker225, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-26
Lava Tree, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) pupa_babe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-24
Kauai Rd, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Slug Buono, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-05
Hawaiian Beaches, HI 96778, USA
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-01-15
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) stefmatis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-06
United States
(c) yerbasanta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cecropia obtusifolia. BISH 630238. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956494858. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/630238.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956494858 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026