Abelmoschus
Okra
7
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1971
First collected
2007
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Abelmoschus, most mentions first.
2025
Imada, C.T., Faccenda, K., Thomas, M.K., Gallaher, T., Oppenhemier, H., Kennedy, B. & Kalei, A. (eds.) Hawaiian native & naturalized vascular plants checklist (2025 update). 780 pp. [published online 6 November 2025]· Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages
2019
Hawaiian naturalized vascular plants checklist (February 2019 update)Imada, C. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1971 by van Beusekom, C.F.; Phengkhlai, C.; Geesink, R.; Wongwan, B. (Huay Bankau; Prov.: S.W.; Dist.: Kanchanaburi).
From the collection
Alive today
4 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-06-03
Kaikuono St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) dankdz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-05
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Eburnate, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-07
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) John, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2020-08-23
Hawaiʻi, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) John, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)