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Justicia carnea
King's-crown
As recorded: Justicia carnea Lindl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Parker, J.; Parsons, R.J.L. Parker →R. Parsons →
- Collector number
- BIED 143
- Date
- October 11, 2010
- Locality
- Hwy 11, Mountain View, Lower Puna
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Justicia carnea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2010. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-05-15.

2024-05-15
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) kjames3580, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-28
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) mountainspring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-07-24
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA
(c) Ron Savage, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2019-07-18
Round Top Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Justicia carnea. BISH 749865. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956635460. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/749865.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956635460 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
