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Caesalpinia pulcherrima
As recorded: Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Orr, D.
- Collector number
- 75s1708
- Date
- June 27, 1994
- Locality
- Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum. Provenance: Papua New Guinea, via Keith Woolliams, from Univ. PNG campus
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 27, 1994, Orr, D. also collected 12 other specimens.
Caesalpinia pulcherrima observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1994. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-12.

2026-06-12
Dole St + Opp UH Law School, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved

2024-01-21
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) dbutler21, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-21
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) dbutler21, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-05
Diamond Head Rd + Opp Diamond Head Lighthouse, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-07-20
Oʻahu, Haleiwa, HI, US
(c) Annelise Wood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-11-19
Condado de Hawái, Hawái, EE. UU.
(c) Gustavo Marino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Caesalpinia pulcherrima. BISH 637339. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956631049. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/637339.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956631049 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
