Thunbergia grandiflora
Bengal clock vine, Bengal trumpet, Blue sky vine, Blue trumpet vine, Clockvine, Bengal trumpet vine, Blue skyflower, Blue thunbergia, Skyflower, Skyvine, Heavenly blue, Giant thunbergia, Green trumpet vine, Large flowered thunbergia
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34
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1932
First collected
2009
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Thunbergia grandiflora, 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
2002
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2000. Part 2: notesEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2002
Index to the Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for the years 1994 through 2000Evenhuis, N.L. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2000
Survey of invasive or potentially invasive cultivated plants in Hawai‘iStaples, G.W., D. Herbst & C.T. Imada · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2000
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1994–2000: IndexEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
9 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1932 by Tsui, T.M. (Yang Shan, S of Linchow).
From the collection
Alive today
129 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-19
Honomu, HI 96728, USA
(c) The Roving Naturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-30
Palolo Ave + Opp Carlos Long St, Honolulu, HI 96816, USA
(c) gumbyxo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-15
Honomu, HI 96728, USA
(c) Julia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) mcudzinovic, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-10
Wailua Homesteads, HI 96746, USA
(c) Julia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-09
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Batlady, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-08
Akaka Falls Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-02
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Malena Lacque, some rights reserved (CC BY)