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Calotropis procera
giant milkweed
As recorded: Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Starr, F.; Martz, K.K. Martz →Forest Starr →
- Collector number
- 010503-2
- Date
- March 3, 2001
- Locality
- East Maui, Kihei, above (mauka) Kihei High tech Center, mauka side of gate
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7478, -156.4342
- Elevation
- 75 m
- Identified by
- Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Calotropis procera observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2001. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 78 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)
2026-04-06
Maui, Wailea-Makena, HI, US
(c) lindajg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-01
N Kihei Rd, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) stevejbader, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-24
N Kihei Rd, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) stevejbader, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-22
S Kihei Rd, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) stevejbader, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-18
S Kihei Rd, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) stevejbader, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Calotropis procera. BISH 685699. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956255214. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/685699.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956255214 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026