Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Hibiscus arnottianus
koki‘o ke‘oke‘o
As recorded: Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. arnottianus
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Storey, W.B.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- October 12, 1932
- Locality
- Honolulu, N end of Tantalus Crater
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3358, -157.8129 ± 317 m
- Elevation
- 610 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Hibiscus arnottianus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 216 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hibiscus arnottianus. BISH 77186. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956563105. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/77186.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956563105 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026