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Plumbago zeylanica

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BISH 63663Botany

Plumbago zeylanica

wild leadwort

As recorded: Plumbago zeylanica L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Plumbaginaceae

Collected by
Munro, G.C.
Collector number
505
Date
February 11, 1930
Locality
Maunalei
Island
Lānaʻi
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
20.8609, -156.8937 ± 1,624 m
Elevation
274 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
137 Bishop specimens of Plumbago zeylanica · collected 1850–2025Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On February 11, 1930, Munro, G.C. also collected 19 other specimens.

Still here: Plumbago zeylanica observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-06-11.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Plumbago zeylanica. BISH 63663. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956526358. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/63663.

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