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Clermontia arborescens
'ōhā wai nui
As recorded: Clermontia arborescens subsp. waihiae (Wawra) Lammers
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Webster, G.L.; Gankin, R.; Herbst, D.R.R. Gankin →Derral R. Herbst →Grady L. Webster →
- Collector number
- 13953
- Date
- June 26, 1968
- Locality
- East Maui, Koolau Forest Reserve
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8, -156.2Shown approximately to protect an endangered species.
- Elevation
- 914 m
- Identified by
- Lammers, T.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 26, 1968, Webster, G.L.; Gankin, R.; Herbst, D.R. also collected 13 other specimens.
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Clermontia arborescens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-04.
2026-05-04
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) juliandendy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-27
Hawaii, US
(c) rokkenolan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-22
Hawaii, US
(c) rokkenolan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-09
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Clermontia arborescens. BISH 78587. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956398659. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/78587.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956398659 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026