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Mirabilis jalapa
marvel of Peru
As recorded: Mirabilis jalapa L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae
- Collected by
- Hughes, G.D.
- Collector number
- 16
- Date
- February 14, 1992
- Locality
- Kamalo, Ka Pu Lei Ranch.
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Identified by
- Brock, K.; Kennedy, B.K. Brock →Barbara Kennedy →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 14, 1992, Hughes, G.D. also collected 8 other specimens.
Mirabilis jalapa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 72 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.
2026-10-02
Mauna Loa, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) bsarbin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-08
Maui, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) Dutza K., some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-04
Lahaina, HI 96761, USA
(c) Jeffrey Lee (he/him/his), some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-16
Makena, HI 96753, USA
no rights reserved
2026-01-19
Koloa Telephone Exchange, Koloa, HI 96756, USA
(c) Leyton Reid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-18
Kailua Rd, Kailua, HI, US
(c) James Myers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Mirabilis jalapa. BISH 767373. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956593811. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/767373.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956593811 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026