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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.; Starr, K.Forest Starr →Kim Starr →
- Collector number
- 050516-2
- Date
- May 16, 2005
- Locality
- Papohaku Beach, Molokai. By Kaula Ili Way public access
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Identified by
- Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 16, 2005, Starr, F.; Starr, K. also collected 5 other specimens.
Calotropis gigantea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2005. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 508 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
HI, US
(c) jenkins3111, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Honolulu
(c) cheneyfamily, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) chylermedeiros, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
Waikoloa Village
(c) kdawg87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
Wailea-Makena, HI, US
(c) simcartographer, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-09
Kohola Way, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) johnnyhughes02, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Calotropis gigantea. BISH 729571. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956366480. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/729571.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956366480 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026