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Clermontia arborescens
'ōhā wai nui
As recorded: Clermontia arborescens subsp. arborescens
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Warshauer, F.R.; McEldowney, P.H.P.H. McEldowney →F.R. Warshauer →
- Collector number
- FRW 2606 b
- Date
- June 2, 1980
- Locality
- Keanae Ahupuaa, North slope of Haleakala, along East side of East Wailua Iki Stream; growing in gulch near station 38. Transect 6, Station 38.
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,030 m
- Identified by
- Jacobi, J.D. & Warshauer, F.R.J.D. Jacobi →F.R. Warshauer →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 2, 1980, Warshauer, F.R.; McEldowney, P.H. also collected 9 other specimens.
Clermontia arborescens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1980. 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 801368. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956161043. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/801368.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956161043 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026