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Pentas lanceolata
As recorded: Pentas lanceolata (Forssk.) Deflers
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Ray, G.; Gibney, E.E. Gibney →G.J. Ray →
- Collector number
- 10
- Date
- June 1, 1997
- Locality
- Honolulu, lower Tantalus, 1519 Onele Pl.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3000, -157.8333
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 1, 1997, Ray, G.; Gibney, E. also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Pentas lanceolata observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1997. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 70 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-25.

2026-06-25
Round Top Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-01
Kalia Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) elise_0704, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-28
Round Top Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-18
Kalia Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) cabbagemilk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-17
Kalia Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) cabbagemilk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-08
Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) h0neybee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pentas lanceolata. BISH 669682. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956251102. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/669682.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956251102 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
