
BISH 81793Botany
Nothocestrum breviflorum
smallflower 'aiea
As recorded: Nothocestrum breviflorum A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 42167
- Date
- 1961
- Locality
- Main highway opposite Puuwaawaa
- 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
Nothocestrum breviflorum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-01.

2026-04-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nothocestrum breviflorum. BISH 81793. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956402409. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/81793.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956402409 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
