Asparagus aethiopicus
African Asparagus
As recorded: Asparagus aethiopicus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asparagaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.
- Collector number
- H99909
- Date
- September 12, 1999
- Locality
- W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua, near Hawea Point
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.0063, -156.6667 ± 544 m
- Identified by
- Gallaher, T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On September 12, 1999, Oppenheimer, H.L. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Asparagus aethiopicus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1999. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-02.
2026-03-02
Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) kendallfo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-25
Lahaina
(c) Bri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-23
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Bri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-05
Lahaina, HI, US
(c) marmli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-04
Napili-Honokowai, HI 96761, USA
no rights reserved
2025-06-15
Kaanapali, HI, US
(c) John Trent, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Asparagus aethiopicus. BISH 659147. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956407244. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/659147.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956407244 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026