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Heliocarpus americanus
white moho
As recorded: Heliocarpus popayanensis Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Kennedy, B.; Brock, K.K. Brock →Barbara Kennedy →
- Collector number
- 82
- Date
- January 16, 2019
- Locality
- Honolulu, very top of Tantalus Dr., along winding road.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 480 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 16, 2019, Kennedy, B.; Brock, K. also collected 2 other specimens.
Heliocarpus americanus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2019. 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 775387. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956272859. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/775387.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956272859 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026