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Gomphocarpus physocarpus
balloonplant
As recorded: Asclepias physocarpa (E.Mey.) Schltr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 9314
- Date
- March 29, 1933
- Locality
- Koolau Mountains; Kalauao Ridge
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 200 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
Collected the same day
On March 29, 1933, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Alyxia stellata
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Asplenium kaulfussii
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Athyrium microphyllum
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Cibotium menziesii
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Cladina
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Crepidomanes parvulum
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Diplopterygium pinnatum
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Doodia kunthiana
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Hymenophyllum obtusum
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Hymenophyllum recurvum
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Ipomoea batatas
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Kadua affinis
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Kadua affinis
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Kadua affinis
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Kadua affinis
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Kadua affinis
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Kadua affinis
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Lindsaea macraeana
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Ludwigia octovalvis
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Microsorum spectrum
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Notelaea
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Gomphocarpus physocarpus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 337 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Wailuku
(c) kitmar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Waiheʻe Ridge Trail, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Wailuku, HI 96793, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gomphocarpus physocarpus. BISH 73112. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956674299. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/73112.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956674299 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026