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Calotropis gigantea
crown flower
As recorded: Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Starr, F.; Martz, K.K. Martz →Forest Starr →
- Collector number
- 010309-1
- Date
- March 9, 2001
- Locality
- East Maui, N Kihei, S Kihei Rd
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7775, -156.4608 ± 194 m
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 9, 2001, Starr, F.; Martz, K. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Calotropis gigantea observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2001. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 115 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-11.
2026-09-11
Wailea-Makena, HI, US
(c) simcartographer, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-22
Kihei, HI 96753, USA
(c) Joshua Almansa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-06
Maui, Wailea-Makena, HI, US
(c) lindajg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-24
Maui, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) Utzimak, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
2026-03-10
Front St, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) jaminchoi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-10
Front St, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) jaminchoi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Calotropis gigantea. BISH 685678. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956495057. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/685678.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956495057 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026