Koelreuteria elegans
Taiwanese Rain Tree
As recorded: Koelreuteria elegans subsp. formosana (Hayata) F.G.Mey.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Sapindaceae
- Collected by
- Montgomery, S.L.; Manning, A.A. Manning →Steven L. Montgomery →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- October 6, 2007
- Locality
- North Kona Distr., Puuwaawaa, residence of R. Hind and H. Rogers
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 6, 2007, Montgomery, S.L.; Manning, A. also collected 4 other specimens.
Koelreuteria elegans observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2007. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 77 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-22.

2026-07-22
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-07
Picnic Shelter, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved

2026-02-02
Athletics Locker Room/Stone Fitness Center, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved

2026-02-01
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-02-01
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-01-22
Maui, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) Stephanie Arsenault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Koelreuteria elegans. BISH 732878. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956212289. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/732878.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956212289 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
