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Cestrum nocturnum
night jessamine
As recorded: Cestrum nocturnum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.
- Collector number
- H99905
- Date
- September 6, 1999
- Locality
- East Maui, Makawao District, Aapueo, Kula 200 subdivision
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8167, -156.6333
- Elevation
- 701 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Staples, G.W.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cestrum nocturnum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1999. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-10-21.

2025-10-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Mike Mosser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-05
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Tengxiang Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-22
Wailuku, HI 96793, USA
(c) Nate N., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-26
ʻĪao Valley State Monument, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) Nikhil Reddy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-16
Maui, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) rodkam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) pollomaria, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cestrum nocturnum. BISH 659172. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956204879. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/659172.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956204879 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
