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BISH 73087Botany
Calotropis gigantea
crown flower
As recorded: Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 8826
- Date
- September 12, 1932
- Locality
- Honolulu: University Avenue near Kaala W
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 35 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Staples, G.W.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 12, 1932, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 5 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Calotropis gigantea. BISH 73087. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956225053. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/73087.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956225053 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026