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Gossypium tomentosum
As recorded: Gossypium tomentosum Nutt. ex Seem.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Webster, G.L.; Gankin, R.; Herbst, D.R.R. Gankin →Derral R. Herbst →Grady L. Webster →
- Collector number
- 13831
- Date
- June 21, 1968
- Locality
- Honolulu, Diamond Head
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2667, -157.8083
- Elevation
- 122 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 21, 1968, Webster, G.L.; Gankin, R.; Herbst, D.R. also collected 5 other specimens.
Still here: Gossypium tomentosum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 152 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-04.

2026-10-04
Hawaii, US
(c) americanlady, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Anumeha Justice, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-30
Hawaii, US
(c) apalkovic, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Mary Sauls, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-22
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-26
Hawaii, US
(c) pav_i, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gossypium tomentosum. BISH 78575. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956546605. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/78575.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956546605 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
