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Thunbergia fragrans
As recorded: Thunbergia fragrans Roxb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Kubo, R.
- Collector number
- ESP 013
- Date
- March 8, 1979
- Locality
- ahupuaa of Halepuaa in the Puna District of Hawaii on the mauka side of the Puna Trail
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.5333, -154.8667
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Identified by
- Yoshida, L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 8, 1979, Kubo, R. also collected 7 other specimens.
Still here: Thunbergia fragrans observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-05.

2026-06-05
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Matthew Dailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-03
Macadamia Rd, Keaau, HI, US
(c) Lori Lohrenz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)

2026-01-03
Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI, USA
(c) yerbasanta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-08
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Tengxiang Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Thunbergia fragrans. BISH 656067. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956143563. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/656067.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956143563 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
