
Ficus lyrata
Fiddle-leaf Fig
As recorded: Ficus lyrata Warb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Moraceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 634
- Date
- October 6, 1967
- Locality
- Koolau Mountain Range: Manoa Valley: University of Hawaii Manoa Campus; by Farrington Hall
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 6, 1967, Herbst, D.R. also collected 2 other specimens.
Ficus lyrata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-30.

2026-06-30
Kealakehe Pkwy, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-30
Honokohau Marina and Small Boat Harbor, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-07
Maui, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) porchfarm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-23
Milolii Rd, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Caylin Westlund, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Connor Nussbaum, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-10
Hawaiʻi, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Djibo Zanzot, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ficus lyrata. BISH 687202. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956548078. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/687202.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956548078 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
