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Heliocarpus americanus
white moho
As recorded: Heliocarpus popayanensis Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Ray, G.; Gibney, E.E. Gibney →G.J. Ray →
- Collector number
- 66
- Date
- January 9, 1998
- Locality
- Honolulu, 3800 Tantalus Dr., 100 m S of access road to Puu Ohia
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 442 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 9, 1998, Ray, G.; Gibney, E. also collected 1 other specimen.
Heliocarpus americanus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1998. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 83 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-23.

2026-08-23
Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-09
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-22
Maunalaha Trail, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-12
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-12
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-12
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Heliocarpus americanus. BISH 771567. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956643084. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/771567.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956643084 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
