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Pachira aquatica
As recorded: Pachira aquatica Aubl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Judd Jr., A.F.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- October 7, 1939
- Locality
- Kamehameha School
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 336 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Staples, G.W.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 7, 1939, Judd Jr., A.F. also collected 5 other specimens.
Pachira aquatica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1939. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-06.

2025-08-06
Pahoa
(c) phoeverr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-02
Island of Hawaiʻi, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Blanks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-27
Keaau
(c) Bret Hammer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-27
Keaau
(c) Bret Hammer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-22
Puna
(c) honey1012, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-06-11
Hawaiʻi, Hilo, HI, US
(c) strawgast, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pachira aquatica. BISH 686975. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956420561. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/686975.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956420561 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
