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Caladium bicolor
Heart of Jesus
As recorded: Caladium bicolor (Aiton) Vent.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.; Elliot, J.; Pierce, T.J. Elliot →Hank L. Oppenheimer →T. Pierce →
- Collector number
- H120826
- Date
- December 14, 2008
- Locality
- E Maui, Hana District, Mokulehua, N of Puu Hinai.
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 259 m
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Caladium bicolor observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2008. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-14.

2026-09-14
Haiku, HI, US
(c) Oli W, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-29
Hilo
(c) Kevin Huntley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-05
Hana, HI 96713, USA
(c) Michele K, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-05
Kalaoa
(c) robski115, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-30
Papaikou, HI 96781, USA
(c) Erica Fleniken, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-10
Onomea Old Government Road, Papaikou, HI, US
(c) parkcityliv, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Caladium bicolor. BISH 762484. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956440745. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/762484.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956440745 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
