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Calotropis gigantea
crown flower
As recorded: Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- OED; Frohlich, D.; Lau, A.D. Frohlich →A. Lau →
- Collector number
- 2007101508
- Date
- October 15, 2007
- Locality
- Found during North/South road survey (UTM 598437, 2360755)
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 76 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Calotropis gigantea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2007. 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 729692. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956528503. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/729692.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956528503 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026