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Hoya australis
common waxflower
As recorded: Hoya australis R.Br. ex J.Traill
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Arthur, K.; Faccenda, K.; Ross, M.K. Arthur →K. Faccenda →Matthew M. Ross →
- Collector number
- 74
- Date
- February 28, 2025
- Locality
- Moanalua Valley, 360 m. ma kai of Moanalua District Park
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 94 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 28, 2025, Arthur, K.; Faccenda, K.; Ross, M. also collected 13 other specimens.
Begonia cucullata
Botany
Campyloneurum phyllitidis
Botany
Campyloneurum phyllitidis
Botany
Citrus maxima
Botany
Filicium decipiens
Botany
Heliconia caribaea
Botany
incertae sedis
Botany
Plinia cauliflora
Botany
Ptychosperma macarthurii
Botany
Rhipsalis baccifera
Botany
Tillandsia gardneri
Botany
Tillandsia polystachia
Botany
Tillandsia usneoides
Botany
Hoya australis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2025. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 29 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-26.
2026-04-26
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) adelrocini, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-19
怀阿纳帕纳帕州立公园, 哈纳, HI, US
(c) lanpeng, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-17
Koolauloa, Hauula, HI, USA
(c) Caroline Wolfe-Merritt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-13
Aku Rd, Hanalei, HI, US
(c) LKJ, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-30
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-30
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Hoya australis. BISH 799748. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956267936. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/799748.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956267936 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026