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Sansevieria
Mother-in-law's Tongues
As recorded: Sansevieria Thumb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asparagaceae
- Collected by
- Annable, C.R.; Schafer, E.C.R. Annable →E. Schafer →
- Collector number
- 3488
- Date
- May 2, 1997
- Locality
- Koko Crater Botanical Garden, African section
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Haigh, A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 2, 1997, Annable, C.R.; Schafer, E. also collected 6 other specimens.
Sansevieria observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1997. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 153 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-16.
2026-08-16
Kuhio Hwy, Kapaʻa, HI, US
(c) skicoval, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-10
Lanai City
(c) seawolf26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-26
Hoalua St, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Chris & Jill L, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-22
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) ninninnunian, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-06
Aliʻi Dr, Hōlualoa, HI, US
(c) tinasauruswest, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-31
Mokuhano St, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) kalamaretiree, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sansevieria. BISH 655242. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956400643. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/655242.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956400643 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026