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Hoya australis
common waxflower
As recorded: Hoya australis R.Br. ex J.Traill
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Trauernicht, C.; Tangalin, N.Natalia Tangalin →Clay Trauernicht →
- Collector number
- 408
- Date
- March 4, 2008
- Locality
- Hana Bay. Rocky coastline with red cinder substrate along point to east end of bay
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Identified by
- Lau, A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Hoya australis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2008. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 29 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-26.
2026-04-26
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) adelrocini, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-19
怀阿纳帕纳帕州立公园, 哈纳, HI, US
(c) lanpeng, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-17
Koolauloa, Hauula, HI, USA
(c) Caroline Wolfe-Merritt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-13
Aku Rd, Hanalei, HI, US
(c) LKJ, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-30
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-30
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Hoya australis. BISH 749923. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956460723. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/749923.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956460723 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026