Dolichandra unguis-cati
Catclaw vine
As recorded: Dolichandra unguis-cati (L.) L.G.Lohmann
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Bignoniaceae
- Collected by
- Crago, L.M.; Imada, C.L.M. Crago →C.T. Imada →
- Collector number
- 2005-208
- Date
- October 18, 2005
- Locality
- Waimea Audubon Center, Waimea Valley, Oahu, Hawaii
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.6347, -158.0540
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On October 18, 2005, Crago, L.M.; Imada, C. also collected 14 other specimens.
Still here: Dolichandra unguis-cati observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2005. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-10-21.

2025-10-21
Kaaawa Valley Rd, Kaaawa, HI, US
(c) bellamargerin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-22
Wahiawa Freshwater State Recreation Area, Wahiawa, HI, US
(c) Krimzz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-20
Wahiawā Freshwater State Recreation Area, Wahiawa, HI, US
(c) Jamee Moulton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-16
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-02-20
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-01-20
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dolichandra unguis-cati. BISH 718194. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956539921. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/718194.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956539921 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
