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Gomphocarpus physocarpus
balloonplant
As recorded: Asclepias physocarpa (E.Mey.) Schltr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Swezey, O.H.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 22, 1930
- Locality
- Puuloa; Honolulu Plantation
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3500, -157.7167
- 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
Still here: Gomphocarpus physocarpus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-04-16.
2026-04-16
Kualoa Ranch, Kaaawa, HI, US
(c) kaolinight, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-08
Kualoa Ranch, Kaaawa, HI, US
(c) Chloe Beyler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-03-03
Kaaawa
(c) Caitlin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-10-27
Kualoa Ranch, Kaaawa, HI, US
(c) claudiaanabel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-07-10
Koolauloa, Hauula, HI, USA
(c) Don Rideout, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gomphocarpus physocarpus. BISH 73102. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956252857. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/73102.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956252857 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026