Jatropha gossypiifolia
Bellyache bush
41
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1914
First collected
2021
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Jatropha gossypiifolia, 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 · 1 page
2019
Hawaiian naturalized vascular plants checklist (February 2019 update)Imada, C. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
3 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1914 by Otanes, F. (Luzon).
From the collection
Alive today
98 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-06
Diamond Head State Monument, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) lynnshort, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-21
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) thejoyofnature, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-01
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-09
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Belinda Lian, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Laura Bradley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-16
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jenblack, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-29
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Louis Burns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-29
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Louis Burns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)