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Ipomoea violacea

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BISH 77518Botany

Ipomoea violacea

beach moonflower

As recorded: Ipomoea violacea L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae

Collected by: Whistler, W.A.
Collector number: 68
Date: April 6, 1972
Locality: Kaalualu Bay near South Point
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
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

279 Bishop specimens of Ipomoea violacea · collected 1901–2006Species page ›

Ipomoea violacea observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-27.

Ipomoea violacea observed 2025-11-27

2025-11-27

Aliʻi Dr, Hōlualoa, HI, US

(c) Merav Vonshak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ipomoea violacea observed 2025-09-13

2025-09-13

Kailua-Kona, HI, USA

(c) quandary, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ipomoea violacea observed 2025-03-10

2025-03-10

Island of Hawaiʻi, Kailua Kona, HI, US

(c) Graham Steinruck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ipomoea violacea observed 2023-02-01

2023-02-01

Puako, HI, USA

(c) jmole, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ipomoea violacea observed 2021-11-27

2021-11-27

Puako, HI, USA

(c) jenopus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ipomoea violacea observed 2016-02-19

2016-02-19

Maui, Hawaii, United States

no rights reserved

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Ipomoea violacea. BISH 77518. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956676175. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/77518.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956676175 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026