Calotropis gigantea
crown flower
As recorded: Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 3524
- Date
- July 20, 1928
- Locality
- Kaluaaha. Planted
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.0667, -156.8185 ± 3,104 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 20, 1928, Degener, O. also collected 5 other specimens.
Still here: Calotropis gigantea observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-09.
2026-07-09
Ulupono St, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) Angel Butterfly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-05
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) emcguirt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-04
Kāʻanapali
(c) ashnichole13, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-26
Kaanapali, HI, USA
(c) Cecilia Boyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2025-09-04
Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-03
Napili-Honokowai, HI 96761, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Calotropis gigantea. BISH 73084. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956265389. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/73084.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956265389 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026