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Hibiscus waimeae
As recorded: Hibiscus waimeae A.Heller
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Walsh, S.; Williams, A.; Wolkis, D.Seana Walsh →A.M. Williams →D. Wolkis →
- Collector number
- SKW423
- Date
- May 8, 2017
- Locality
- Waimea District. North facing slope of The Great Escarpment, Waimea Canyon Dry forest.
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 710 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 8, 2017, Walsh, S.; Williams, A.; Wolkis, D. also collected 3 other specimens.
Hibiscus waimeae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2017. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 97 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Salem De La Luna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-14
Hawaii, US
(c) GreenSeedAustin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Marc AuMarc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Logan Olton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hibiscus waimeae. BISH 768423. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956576262. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/768423.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956576262 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026