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BISH 801600Botany
Aloe vacillans
As recorded: Aloe vacillans Forssk.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asphodelaceae
- Collected by
- Ross, M.C.
- Collector number
- MCR2100
- Date
- February 20, 2025
- Locality
- Diamond Head State Monument. Inside the crater on a ridge along the main trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 84 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Aloe vacillans observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2025. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-10-09.

2025-10-09
755Q+V8 Diamond Head State Monument, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA
(c) Will Freyman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-22
Honolulu, HI 96815, USA
(c) Ron + Sandy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Aloe vacillans. BISH 801600. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956447067. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/801600.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956447067 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
