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Gynandropsis gynandra
As recorded: Cleome gynandra L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Brassicales › Cleomaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Collector number
- 6306
- Date
- January 7, 1970
- Locality
- Near lava beach at City of Refuge, Hoau
- 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
Collected the same day
On January 7, 1970, Sohmer, S.H. also collected 14 other specimens.
Gynandropsis gynandra observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 224 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-09.

2026-09-09
Hawaii Kai Dr + Opp Maunanani St, Honolulu, HI 96825, USA
no rights reserved

2026-08-12
Kaumalumalu Dr, Hōlualoa, HI, US
(c) deefulton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-06
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-07-10
Papala Pl, Hōlualoa, HI, US
(c) Marcus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-01
Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, HI, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-01
RT-163, Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, HI, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gynandropsis gynandra. BISH 79658. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956364037. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/79658.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956364037 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
