This specimen has not been photographed yet.
Opuntia ficus-indica
Indian fig opuntia
As recorded: Opuntia cordobensis Speg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Cactaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Westgate, J.M.Harold St.John →J.M. Westgate →
- Collector number
- 12069
- Date
- July 30, 1932
- Locality
- Honolulu, Punchbowl, near Prospect and Pele Sts.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Opuntia ficus-indica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 308 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-04.

2026-08-04
East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) kellywierengaphd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-03
Waimanalo Beach, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-29
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Louis Burns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-20
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Thomas Lacy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-16
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-01
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) Bridget McCall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Opuntia ficus-indica. BISH 776231. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956300881. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/776231.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956300881 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
