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Plumbago zeylanica
As recorded: Plumbago zeylanica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Plumbaginaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.; Wilder, G.P.; Judd, A.F.Erling Christophersen →Alfred F. Judd Jr →Gerrit Parmele Wilder →
- Collector number
- 1621
- Date
- February 25, 1931
- Locality
- valley E. of Hahaione
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 200 m
- 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
Plumbago zeylanica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 217 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-30.
2026-10-30
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) suspiciouslylargehungryfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-03
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-17
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) goneintothewoods, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Plumbago zeylanica. BISH 63657. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956226917. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/63657.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956226917 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026