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Gomphocarpus physocarpus
As recorded: Asclepias physocarpa (E.Mey.) Schltr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Egler, F.E.
- Collector number
- 37-303
- Date
- July 27, 1937
- Locality
- Honolulu: Round Top
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3167, -157.8333
- 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 27, 1937, Egler, F.E. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Gomphocarpus physocarpus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 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 73106. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956438932. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/73106.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956438932 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
