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Clermontia arborescens
'ōhā wai nui
As recorded: Clermontia arborescens subsp. waihiae (Wawra) Lammers
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.; Bustamente, K.Keahi M. Bustamente →Hank L. Oppenheimer →
- Collector number
- H51107
- Date
- May 11, 2011
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, upper west fork of West Wailuaiki.
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,433 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 11, 2011, Oppenheimer, H.L.; Bustamente, K. also collected 1 other specimen.
Clermontia arborescens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2011. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-04.

2026-05-04
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) juliandendy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-27
Hawaii, US
(c) rokkenolan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-22
Hawaii, US
(c) rokkenolan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-09
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Clermontia arborescens. BISH 762242. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956197693. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/762242.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956197693 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
