Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Calotropis gigantea
crown flower
As recorded: Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- (Not on sheet)
- Collector number
- 12552
- Locality
- Honolulu Gardens
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Staples, G.W.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Calotropis gigantea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
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 73085. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956346128. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/73085.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956346128 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026