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Stapelia gigantea

N.E.Br. (1877)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Apocynaceae Genus: Stapelia

carrion flower, giant toad plant, zulu giant

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Succulent herb.

Stems: Stems erect or decumbent, 10–20 cm long, softly pubescent.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves reduced or absent. Sessile. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers 1–2 in clusters near the base or middle of young branches, pedicels ca. 2.5 cm long. Flowers bisexual (perfect). Calyx of 5 sepals. Corolla campanulate with lobes 7–10.3 cm long, more pubescent than S. gigantea with similar long purple hairs. Stamens 5, Corona of 2 whorls, the outer whorl of 5 lobes, these entire or divided, the inner whorl also of 5 lobes these simple, divided, or 2–horned and with a dorsal wing or crest; corona purplish brown. Ovary superior.

Fruit: Fruit of 2 follicles. Seeds comose.

Ploidy: 2n = 22

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Potentially naturalizing
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Naturalized
Lana'i Potentially naturalizing
Kaho'olawe Potentially naturalizing
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Wind

Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Gard. Chron., n.s., 7: 684 (1877)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:241 (O [as S. gigantea, S. nobilis]); Oppenheimer et al. 1999:7 (WM); Staples & Herbst 2005:140 (KEY), 144 (DESCR, Syn. S. nobilis = S. gigantea); Wysong et al. 2007:2 (Mo); Oppenheimer 2010:33 (EM); Parker & Parsons 2012a:57 (H); Starr & Starr 2017:3 (Ka); Oppenheimer & Bogner 2019:21 (L); Brock et al. 2023:112 (K)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Manana, Oahu S wall of east slope PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F. 050225-11 Oahu BISH 2/25/2005
2 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Honolulu: Makapuu Head, along access road from near Kalanianaole Hwy to summit at Makapuu Pt Extensive patches all over hillside. At summit, grows well down seaward cliff face. Populations of Aloe vera, Sansevieria trifasciata, and persistent Agave along road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Staples, G. 1152 Oahu BISH 12/7/1997
3 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Ka`a, near road to Ka`ena PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H41807 Lanai BISH 4/19/2018
4 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Sea View Estates, North Kona Distr Large population on corner of vacant lot. Associates: Leucaena leucocephala, Panicum maximum, Portulaca sp. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Parker, J. BIED 084 Hawaii BISH 6/16/2009
5 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Palaueaahupuaa open, sunny, aa, degrated dry forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Crow, D. Collector Number: H60804 Maui BISH 6/17/2008
6 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. manana, oahu s wall of east slope PRESERVED_SPECIMEN starr, f. starr, k. collector number: 050225-11 Oahu BISH 2/25/2005
7 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Kaimuki garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Zimmerman, E.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 10/1/1942
8 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. honolulu district: koko head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN bruegmann, m.m. collector number: 137 Oahu BISH 1/26/1985
9 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. West end, North of Laau Point. In rocky sites in Prosopis thickets. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H50633 Molokai PTBG 5/15/2005
10 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Waimea rim, just past the roadside on rocky outcropping. Dry scrub PRESERVED_SPECIMEN KPEPP KP10302001 Kauai PTBG 10/30/2020
11 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Dry rock and crumbling dirt slope in first drainage past the end of the Polihale beach. Weedy, dry hillside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Susan M. Deans SMD023 Kauai PTBG 1/25/2016
12 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Palau`ea ahupua`a. On open, sunny a`a substrate in degraded dry forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H60804 Maui PTBG 6/17/2008
13 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Halfway up north facing slope of Polihale ridge in Hikimoe Valley Dry, alien/native mixed shrubland. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kelsey Brock 859 Kauai PTBG 7/10/2016
14 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Ukumehame, Koai. Dry shrubland on cindery and rocky substrate. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H30609 Maui PTBG 3/11/2006
15 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Kaa, near road to Kaena. Dry area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H41807 Lanai PTBG 4/19/2018
16 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. honolulu, 4550 kalanianaole hwy PRESERVED_SPECIMEN teraoka, w. collector number: 156 Oahu BISH 11/3/1979
17 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. makapuu point, makapuu lighthouse road, across from state park headquarters, ca. 250 m sw of lighthouse PRESERVED_SPECIMEN g. j. ray 1044 MO
18 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. makapu'u point state wayside, road to makapu'u point Disturbed coastal dry mixed community PRESERVED_SPECIMEN c. r. annable 3123 NY 11/7/1996
19 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Makapuu Point, Makapuu lighthouse road, across from state park headquarters, ca. 250 m SW of lighthouse Highly disturbed dry forest, open, boulder strewn PRESERVED_SPECIMEN G. J. Ray 1044 NY
20 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Waimea District, dry rock and crumbling dirt slope in first drainage past the end of the Polihale beach. Weedy, dry hillside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN S. Deans & S. Walsh SMD023 Kauai US 1/25/2016
21 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Waimea District, dry rock and crumbling dirt slope in first drainage past the end of the Polihale beach. Weedy, dry hillside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Deans, S. M.; Walsh, S. K. SMD023 Kauai US 1/25/2016
22 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. waimea district, dry rock and crumbling dirt slope in first drainage past the end of the polihale beach. Weedy, dry hillside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN s. deans & s. walsh smd023 Kauai US 1/25/2016
23 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. West of Waiakuilani Gulch, north of Na Puu Kalua [sp?] In goat ravaged, rocky, sunny area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H80905 Molokai BISH 8/4/2009
24 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Honolulu, Mapu Lane PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Coker, A.H. s.n. Oahu BISH 9/11/1953
25 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. sea view estates, north kona distr Very common, weedy on fence. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN parker, j. et al. collector number: bied 84 Oahu BISH 6/16/2009
26 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. makapuu pt state wayside park; rd to makapuu pt Disturbed coastal dry mixed community. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN annable, c.r. atha, d. collector number: 3123 Oahu BISH 11/7/1996
27 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Palaueaahupuaa open, sunny, aa, degrated dry forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H60804 Maui BISH 6/17/2008
28 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. palaueaahupuaa open, sunny, aa, degrated dry forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. crow, d. collector number: h60804 Maui BISH 6/17/2008
29 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Diamond Head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Bianchi, F s.n. Oahu BISH 10/20/1986
30 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Diamond Head, crest line over main tunnel entrance, near FCC installation; elev. ca. 400 ft. (122 m) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Wagner, W.L. 5309 Oahu BISH 3/1/1984
31 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. honolulu, mapu lane PRESERVED_SPECIMEN coker, a.h. Oahu BISH 9/11/1953
32 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. honolulu: makapuu head, along access road from near kalanianaole hwy to summit at makapuu pt Extensive patches all over hillside. At summit, grows well down seaward cliff face. Populations of Aloe vera, Sansevieria trifasciata, and persistent Agave along road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN staples, g.w. pope, b. collector number: 1152 Oahu BISH 12/7/1997
33 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. kuliouou-keawaawa ridge, koolau range dry thicket PRESERVED_SPECIMEN st.john, h. collector number: 26909 Oahu BISH 5/14/1978
34 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. kalaupapa; peninsula, old baseball field behind heli lz PRESERVED_SPECIMEN wysong, m.l. collector number: 537 Molokai BISH 12/9/2004
35 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. W Maui, between peaks of Koai and 'Ulaula, W of Ukumehame Valley Lowland dry shrubland, from an arid ridge. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: 304 Maui BISH 4/25/1998
36 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Diamond Head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Bianchi, F.A. s.n. Oahu BISH 10/1/1986
37 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Makapuu Pt State Wayside Park; rd to Makapuu Pt Disturbed coastal dry mixed community. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Annable, C.R. 3123 Oahu BISH 11/7/1996
38 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Kuliouou-Keawaawa Ridge, Koolau Range dry thicket PRESERVED_SPECIMEN St. John, H. 26909 Oahu BISH 5/14/1978
39 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. w maui, between peaks of koai and 'ulaula, w of ukumehame valley Lowland dry shrubland, from an arid ridge. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: 304 Maui BISH 4/25/1998
40 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. 121????????125 N Kihei Rd, Kihei, HI, US Weedy, dry hillside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN S. Deans & S. Walsh SMD023 Kauai HAPI 1/25/2016
41 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. 99-1866 Pukeawe Cir, Volcano, HI, US HUMAN_OBSERVATION Maui Invasive Species Committee Oahu HAPI 2/2/2003
42 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Halfway up north facing slope of Polihale ridge in Hikimoe Valley Unspecified Kelsey Brock 859 Kauai HAPI 7/10/2016
43 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Halfway up north facing slope of Polihale ridge in Hikimoe Valley Unspecified Kelsey Brock 859 Kauai HAPI 7/10/2016
44 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. diamond head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN bianchi, f.a. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 10/1/1986
45 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Waimea District. Dry rock and crumbling dirt slope in first drainage past the end of the Polihale beach. Weedy, dry hillside. W/Myoporum sandwicense, Lantana camara, Prosopis pallida, Doryopteris dicipiens. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Deans, S.M. SMD023 Kauai BISH 1/25/2016
46 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Kalaupapa; peninsula, old baseball field behind heli LZ PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Wysong, M.L. 537 Molokai BISH 12/9/2004
47 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Honolulu, 4550 Kalanianaole Hwy rocky PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Teraoka, W. 156 Oahu BISH 11/3/1979
48 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Honolulu District: Koko Head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Bruegmann, M.M. 137 Oahu BISH 1/26/1985
49 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. kaimuki garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN zimmerman, e.c. Oahu BISH 10/1/1942
50 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. diamond head, crest line over main tunnel entrance, near fcc installation; elev. ca. 400 ft. (122 m) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN wagner, w.l. gustafson, r.; flynn, t.; takeuchi, w. collector number: 5309 Oahu BISH 3/1/1984
51 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. W Maui, between peaks of Koai and 'Ulaula, W of Ukumehame Valley Lowland dry shrubland, from an arid ridge. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. 304 Maui BISH 4/25/1998
52 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Manana, Oahu S wall of east slope PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F. 050225-11 Oahu BISH 2/25/2005
53 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Honolulu: Makapuu Head, along access road from near Kalanianaole Hwy to summit at Makapuu Pt Extensive patches all over hillside. At summit, grows well down seaward cliff face. Populations of Aloe vera, Sansevieria trifasciata, and persistent Agave along road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Staples, G. 1152 Oahu BISH 12/7/1997
54 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Ka`a, near road to Ka`ena PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H41807 Lanai BISH 4/19/2018
55 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Sea View Estates, North Kona Distr Large population on corner of vacant lot. Associates: Leucaena leucocephala, Panicum maximum, Portulaca sp. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Parker, J. BIED 084 Hawaii BISH 6/16/2009
56 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Palaueaahupuaa open, sunny, aa, degrated dry forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Crow, D. Collector Number: H60804 Maui BISH 6/17/2008
57 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. manana, oahu s wall of east slope PRESERVED_SPECIMEN starr, f. starr, k. collector number: 050225-11 Oahu BISH 2/25/2005
58 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Kaimuki garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Zimmerman, E.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 10/1/1942
59 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. honolulu district: koko head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN bruegmann, m.m. collector number: 137 Oahu BISH 1/26/1985
60 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. West end, North of Laau Point. In rocky sites in Prosopis thickets. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H50633 Molokai PTBG 5/15/2005
61 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Waimea rim, just past the roadside on rocky outcropping. Dry scrub PRESERVED_SPECIMEN KPEPP KP10302001 Kauai PTBG 10/30/2020
62 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Dry rock and crumbling dirt slope in first drainage past the end of the Polihale beach. Weedy, dry hillside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Susan M. Deans SMD023 Kauai PTBG 1/25/2016
63 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Palau`ea ahupua`a. On open, sunny a`a substrate in degraded dry forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H60804 Maui PTBG 6/17/2008
64 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Halfway up north facing slope of Polihale ridge in Hikimoe Valley Dry, alien/native mixed shrubland. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kelsey Brock 859 Kauai PTBG 7/10/2016
65 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Ukumehame, Koai. Dry shrubland on cindery and rocky substrate. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H30609 Maui PTBG 3/11/2006
66 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Kaa, near road to Kaena. Dry area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H41807 Lanai PTBG 4/19/2018
67 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. honolulu, 4550 kalanianaole hwy PRESERVED_SPECIMEN teraoka, w. collector number: 156 Oahu BISH 11/3/1979
68 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. makapuu point, makapuu lighthouse road, across from state park headquarters, ca. 250 m sw of lighthouse PRESERVED_SPECIMEN g. j. ray 1044 MO
69 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. makapu'u point state wayside, road to makapu'u point Disturbed coastal dry mixed community PRESERVED_SPECIMEN c. r. annable 3123 NY 11/7/1996
70 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Makapuu Point, Makapuu lighthouse road, across from state park headquarters, ca. 250 m SW of lighthouse Highly disturbed dry forest, open, boulder strewn PRESERVED_SPECIMEN G. J. Ray 1044 NY
71 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Waimea District, dry rock and crumbling dirt slope in first drainage past the end of the Polihale beach. Weedy, dry hillside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN S. Deans & S. Walsh SMD023 Kauai US 1/25/2016
72 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Waimea District, dry rock and crumbling dirt slope in first drainage past the end of the Polihale beach. Weedy, dry hillside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Deans, S. M.; Walsh, S. K. SMD023 Kauai US 1/25/2016
73 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. waimea district, dry rock and crumbling dirt slope in first drainage past the end of the polihale beach. Weedy, dry hillside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN s. deans & s. walsh smd023 Kauai US 1/25/2016
74 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. West of Waiakuilani Gulch, north of Na Puu Kalua [sp?] In goat ravaged, rocky, sunny area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H80905 Molokai BISH 8/4/2009
75 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Honolulu, Mapu Lane PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Coker, A.H. s.n. Oahu BISH 9/11/1953
76 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. sea view estates, north kona distr Very common, weedy on fence. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN parker, j. et al. collector number: bied 84 Oahu BISH 6/16/2009
77 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. makapuu pt state wayside park; rd to makapuu pt Disturbed coastal dry mixed community. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN annable, c.r. atha, d. collector number: 3123 Oahu BISH 11/7/1996
78 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Palaueaahupuaa open, sunny, aa, degrated dry forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H60804 Maui BISH 6/17/2008
79 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. palaueaahupuaa open, sunny, aa, degrated dry forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. crow, d. collector number: h60804 Maui BISH 6/17/2008
80 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Diamond Head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Bianchi, F s.n. Oahu BISH 10/20/1986
81 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Diamond Head, crest line over main tunnel entrance, near FCC installation; elev. ca. 400 ft. (122 m) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Wagner, W.L. 5309 Oahu BISH 3/1/1984
82 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. honolulu, mapu lane PRESERVED_SPECIMEN coker, a.h. Oahu BISH 9/11/1953
83 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. honolulu: makapuu head, along access road from near kalanianaole hwy to summit at makapuu pt Extensive patches all over hillside. At summit, grows well down seaward cliff face. Populations of Aloe vera, Sansevieria trifasciata, and persistent Agave along road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN staples, g.w. pope, b. collector number: 1152 Oahu BISH 12/7/1997
84 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. kuliouou-keawaawa ridge, koolau range dry thicket PRESERVED_SPECIMEN st.john, h. collector number: 26909 Oahu BISH 5/14/1978
85 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. kalaupapa; peninsula, old baseball field behind heli lz PRESERVED_SPECIMEN wysong, m.l. collector number: 537 Molokai BISH 12/9/2004
86 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. W Maui, between peaks of Koai and 'Ulaula, W of Ukumehame Valley Lowland dry shrubland, from an arid ridge. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: 304 Maui BISH 4/25/1998
87 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Diamond Head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Bianchi, F.A. s.n. Oahu BISH 10/1/1986
88 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Makapuu Pt State Wayside Park; rd to Makapuu Pt Disturbed coastal dry mixed community. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Annable, C.R. 3123 Oahu BISH 11/7/1996
89 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Kuliouou-Keawaawa Ridge, Koolau Range dry thicket PRESERVED_SPECIMEN St. John, H. 26909 Oahu BISH 5/14/1978
90 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. w maui, between peaks of koai and 'ulaula, w of ukumehame valley Lowland dry shrubland, from an arid ridge. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: 304 Maui BISH 4/25/1998
91 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. 121????????125 N Kihei Rd, Kihei, HI, US Weedy, dry hillside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN S. Deans & S. Walsh SMD023 Kauai HAPI 1/25/2016
92 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. 99-1866 Pukeawe Cir, Volcano, HI, US HUMAN_OBSERVATION Maui Invasive Species Committee Oahu HAPI 2/2/2003
93 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Halfway up north facing slope of Polihale ridge in Hikimoe Valley Unspecified Kelsey Brock 859 Kauai HAPI 7/10/2016
94 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Halfway up north facing slope of Polihale ridge in Hikimoe Valley Unspecified Kelsey Brock 859 Kauai HAPI 7/10/2016
95 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. diamond head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN bianchi, f.a. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 10/1/1986
96 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Waimea District. Dry rock and crumbling dirt slope in first drainage past the end of the Polihale beach. Weedy, dry hillside. W/Myoporum sandwicense, Lantana camara, Prosopis pallida, Doryopteris dicipiens. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Deans, S.M. SMD023 Kauai BISH 1/25/2016
97 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Kalaupapa; peninsula, old baseball field behind heli LZ PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Wysong, M.L. 537 Molokai BISH 12/9/2004
98 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Honolulu, 4550 Kalanianaole Hwy rocky PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Teraoka, W. 156 Oahu BISH 11/3/1979
99 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Honolulu District: Koko Head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Bruegmann, M.M. 137 Oahu BISH 1/26/1985
100 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. kaimuki garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN zimmerman, e.c. Oahu BISH 10/1/1942
101 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. diamond head, crest line over main tunnel entrance, near fcc installation; elev. ca. 400 ft. (122 m) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN wagner, w.l. gustafson, r.; flynn, t.; takeuchi, w. collector number: 5309 Oahu BISH 3/1/1984
102 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. W Maui, between peaks of Koai and 'Ulaula, W of Ukumehame Valley Lowland dry shrubland, from an arid ridge. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. 304 Maui BISH 4/25/1998
103 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Manana, Oahu S wall of east slope PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F. 050225-11 Oahu BISH 2/25/2005
104 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Honolulu: Makapuu Head, along access road from near Kalanianaole Hwy to summit at Makapuu Pt Extensive patches all over hillside. At summit, grows well down seaward cliff face. Populations of Aloe vera, Sansevieria trifasciata, and persistent Agave along road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Staples, G. 1152 Oahu BISH 12/7/1997
105 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Ka`a, near road to Ka`ena PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H41807 Lanai BISH 4/19/2018
106 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Sea View Estates, North Kona Distr Large population on corner of vacant lot. Associates: Leucaena leucocephala, Panicum maximum, Portulaca sp. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Parker, J. BIED 084 Hawaii BISH 6/16/2009
107 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Palaueaahupuaa open, sunny, aa, degrated dry forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Crow, D. Collector Number: H60804 Maui BISH 6/17/2008
108 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. manana, oahu s wall of east slope PRESERVED_SPECIMEN starr, f. starr, k. collector number: 050225-11 Oahu BISH 2/25/2005
109 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Kaimuki garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Zimmerman, E.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 10/1/1942
110 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. honolulu district: koko head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN bruegmann, m.m. collector number: 137 Oahu BISH 1/26/1985
111 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. West end, North of Laau Point. In rocky sites in Prosopis thickets. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H50633 Molokai PTBG 5/15/2005
112 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Waimea rim, just past the roadside on rocky outcropping. Dry scrub PRESERVED_SPECIMEN KPEPP KP10302001 Kauai PTBG 10/30/2020
113 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Dry rock and crumbling dirt slope in first drainage past the end of the Polihale beach. Weedy, dry hillside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Susan M. Deans SMD023 Kauai PTBG 1/25/2016
114 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Palau`ea ahupua`a. On open, sunny a`a substrate in degraded dry forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H60804 Maui PTBG 6/17/2008
115 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Halfway up north facing slope of Polihale ridge in Hikimoe Valley Dry, alien/native mixed shrubland. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kelsey Brock 859 Kauai PTBG 7/10/2016
116 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Ukumehame, Koai. Dry shrubland on cindery and rocky substrate. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H30609 Maui PTBG 3/11/2006
117 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Kaa, near road to Kaena. Dry area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H41807 Lanai PTBG 4/19/2018
118 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. honolulu, 4550 kalanianaole hwy PRESERVED_SPECIMEN teraoka, w. collector number: 156 Oahu BISH 11/3/1979
119 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. makapuu point, makapuu lighthouse road, across from state park headquarters, ca. 250 m sw of lighthouse PRESERVED_SPECIMEN g. j. ray 1044 MO
120 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. makapu'u point state wayside, road to makapu'u point Disturbed coastal dry mixed community PRESERVED_SPECIMEN c. r. annable 3123 NY 11/7/1996
121 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Makapuu Point, Makapuu lighthouse road, across from state park headquarters, ca. 250 m SW of lighthouse Highly disturbed dry forest, open, boulder strewn PRESERVED_SPECIMEN G. J. Ray 1044 NY
122 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Waimea District, dry rock and crumbling dirt slope in first drainage past the end of the Polihale beach. Weedy, dry hillside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN S. Deans & S. Walsh SMD023 Kauai US 1/25/2016
123 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Waimea District, dry rock and crumbling dirt slope in first drainage past the end of the Polihale beach. Weedy, dry hillside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Deans, S. M.; Walsh, S. K. SMD023 Kauai US 1/25/2016
124 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. waimea district, dry rock and crumbling dirt slope in first drainage past the end of the polihale beach. Weedy, dry hillside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN s. deans & s. walsh smd023 Kauai US 1/25/2016
125 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. West of Waiakuilani Gulch, north of Na Puu Kalua [sp?] In goat ravaged, rocky, sunny area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H80905 Molokai BISH 8/4/2009
126 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Honolulu, Mapu Lane PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Coker, A.H. s.n. Oahu BISH 9/11/1953
127 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. sea view estates, north kona distr Very common, weedy on fence. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN parker, j. et al. collector number: bied 84 Oahu BISH 6/16/2009
128 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. makapuu pt state wayside park; rd to makapuu pt Disturbed coastal dry mixed community. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN annable, c.r. atha, d. collector number: 3123 Oahu BISH 11/7/1996
129 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Palaueaahupuaa open, sunny, aa, degrated dry forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H60804 Maui BISH 6/17/2008
130 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. palaueaahupuaa open, sunny, aa, degrated dry forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. crow, d. collector number: h60804 Maui BISH 6/17/2008
131 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Diamond Head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Bianchi, F s.n. Oahu BISH 10/20/1986
132 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Diamond Head, crest line over main tunnel entrance, near FCC installation; elev. ca. 400 ft. (122 m) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Wagner, W.L. 5309 Oahu BISH 3/1/1984
133 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. honolulu, mapu lane PRESERVED_SPECIMEN coker, a.h. Oahu BISH 9/11/1953
134 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. honolulu: makapuu head, along access road from near kalanianaole hwy to summit at makapuu pt Extensive patches all over hillside. At summit, grows well down seaward cliff face. Populations of Aloe vera, Sansevieria trifasciata, and persistent Agave along road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN staples, g.w. pope, b. collector number: 1152 Oahu BISH 12/7/1997
135 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. kuliouou-keawaawa ridge, koolau range dry thicket PRESERVED_SPECIMEN st.john, h. collector number: 26909 Oahu BISH 5/14/1978
136 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. kalaupapa; peninsula, old baseball field behind heli lz PRESERVED_SPECIMEN wysong, m.l. collector number: 537 Molokai BISH 12/9/2004
137 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. W Maui, between peaks of Koai and 'Ulaula, W of Ukumehame Valley Lowland dry shrubland, from an arid ridge. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: 304 Maui BISH 4/25/1998
138 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Diamond Head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Bianchi, F.A. s.n. Oahu BISH 10/1/1986
139 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Makapuu Pt State Wayside Park; rd to Makapuu Pt Disturbed coastal dry mixed community. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Annable, C.R. 3123 Oahu BISH 11/7/1996
140 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Kuliouou-Keawaawa Ridge, Koolau Range dry thicket PRESERVED_SPECIMEN St. John, H. 26909 Oahu BISH 5/14/1978
141 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. w maui, between peaks of koai and 'ulaula, w of ukumehame valley Lowland dry shrubland, from an arid ridge. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: 304 Maui BISH 4/25/1998
142 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. 121????????125 N Kihei Rd, Kihei, HI, US Weedy, dry hillside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN S. Deans & S. Walsh SMD023 Kauai HAPI 1/25/2016
143 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. 99-1866 Pukeawe Cir, Volcano, HI, US HUMAN_OBSERVATION Maui Invasive Species Committee Oahu HAPI 2/2/2003
144 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Halfway up north facing slope of Polihale ridge in Hikimoe Valley Unspecified Kelsey Brock 859 Kauai HAPI 7/10/2016
145 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Halfway up north facing slope of Polihale ridge in Hikimoe Valley Unspecified Kelsey Brock 859 Kauai HAPI 7/10/2016
146 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. diamond head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN bianchi, f.a. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 10/1/1986
147 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Waimea District. Dry rock and crumbling dirt slope in first drainage past the end of the Polihale beach. Weedy, dry hillside. W/Myoporum sandwicense, Lantana camara, Prosopis pallida, Doryopteris dicipiens. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Deans, S.M. SMD023 Kauai BISH 1/25/2016
148 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Kalaupapa; peninsula, old baseball field behind heli LZ PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Wysong, M.L. 537 Molokai BISH 12/9/2004
149 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Honolulu, 4550 Kalanianaole Hwy rocky PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Teraoka, W. 156 Oahu BISH 11/3/1979
150 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Honolulu District: Koko Head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Bruegmann, M.M. 137 Oahu BISH 1/26/1985
151 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. kaimuki garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN zimmerman, e.c. Oahu BISH 10/1/1942
152 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. diamond head, crest line over main tunnel entrance, near fcc installation; elev. ca. 400 ft. (122 m) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN wagner, w.l. gustafson, r.; flynn, t.; takeuchi, w. collector number: 5309 Oahu BISH 3/1/1984
153 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. W Maui, between peaks of Koai and 'Ulaula, W of Ukumehame Valley Lowland dry shrubland, from an arid ridge. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. 304 Maui BISH 4/25/1998
154 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Manana, Oahu S wall of east slope PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F. 050225-11 Oahu BISH 2/25/2005
155 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Honolulu: Makapuu Head, along access road from near Kalanianaole Hwy to summit at Makapuu Pt Extensive patches all over hillside. At summit, grows well down seaward cliff face. Populations of Aloe vera, Sansevieria trifasciata, and persistent Agave along road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Staples, G. 1152 Oahu BISH 12/7/1997
156 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Ka`a, near road to Ka`ena PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H41807 Lanai BISH 4/19/2018
157 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Sea View Estates, North Kona Distr Large population on corner of vacant lot. Associates: Leucaena leucocephala, Panicum maximum, Portulaca sp. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Parker, J. BIED 084 Hawaii BISH 6/16/2009
158 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Palaueaahupuaa open, sunny, aa, degrated dry forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Crow, D. Collector Number: H60804 Maui BISH 6/17/2008
159 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. manana, oahu s wall of east slope PRESERVED_SPECIMEN starr, f. starr, k. collector number: 050225-11 Oahu BISH 2/25/2005
160 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Kaimuki garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Zimmerman, E.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 10/1/1942
161 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. honolulu district: koko head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN bruegmann, m.m. collector number: 137 Oahu BISH 1/26/1985
162 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. West end, North of Laau Point. In rocky sites in Prosopis thickets. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H50633 Molokai PTBG 5/15/2005
163 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Waimea rim, just past the roadside on rocky outcropping. Dry scrub PRESERVED_SPECIMEN KPEPP KP10302001 Kauai PTBG 10/30/2020
164 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Dry rock and crumbling dirt slope in first drainage past the end of the Polihale beach. Weedy, dry hillside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Susan M. Deans SMD023 Kauai PTBG 1/25/2016
165 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Palau`ea ahupua`a. On open, sunny a`a substrate in degraded dry forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H60804 Maui PTBG 6/17/2008
166 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Halfway up north facing slope of Polihale ridge in Hikimoe Valley Dry, alien/native mixed shrubland. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kelsey Brock 859 Kauai PTBG 7/10/2016
167 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Ukumehame, Koai. Dry shrubland on cindery and rocky substrate. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H30609 Maui PTBG 3/11/2006
168 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Kaa, near road to Kaena. Dry area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H41807 Lanai PTBG 4/19/2018
169 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. honolulu, 4550 kalanianaole hwy PRESERVED_SPECIMEN teraoka, w. collector number: 156 Oahu BISH 11/3/1979
170 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. makapuu point, makapuu lighthouse road, across from state park headquarters, ca. 250 m sw of lighthouse PRESERVED_SPECIMEN g. j. ray 1044 MO
171 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. makapu'u point state wayside, road to makapu'u point Disturbed coastal dry mixed community PRESERVED_SPECIMEN c. r. annable 3123 NY 11/7/1996
172 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Makapuu Point, Makapuu lighthouse road, across from state park headquarters, ca. 250 m SW of lighthouse Highly disturbed dry forest, open, boulder strewn PRESERVED_SPECIMEN G. J. Ray 1044 NY
173 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Waimea District, dry rock and crumbling dirt slope in first drainage past the end of the Polihale beach. Weedy, dry hillside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN S. Deans & S. Walsh SMD023 Kauai US 1/25/2016
174 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Waimea District, dry rock and crumbling dirt slope in first drainage past the end of the Polihale beach. Weedy, dry hillside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Deans, S. M.; Walsh, S. K. SMD023 Kauai US 1/25/2016
175 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. waimea district, dry rock and crumbling dirt slope in first drainage past the end of the polihale beach. Weedy, dry hillside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN s. deans & s. walsh smd023 Kauai US 1/25/2016
176 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. West of Waiakuilani Gulch, north of Na Puu Kalua [sp?] In goat ravaged, rocky, sunny area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H80905 Molokai BISH 8/4/2009
177 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Honolulu, Mapu Lane PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Coker, A.H. s.n. Oahu BISH 9/11/1953
178 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. sea view estates, north kona distr Very common, weedy on fence. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN parker, j. et al. collector number: bied 84 Oahu BISH 6/16/2009
179 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. makapuu pt state wayside park; rd to makapuu pt Disturbed coastal dry mixed community. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN annable, c.r. atha, d. collector number: 3123 Oahu BISH 11/7/1996
180 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Palaueaahupuaa open, sunny, aa, degrated dry forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H60804 Maui BISH 6/17/2008
181 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. palaueaahupuaa open, sunny, aa, degrated dry forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. crow, d. collector number: h60804 Maui BISH 6/17/2008
182 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Diamond Head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Bianchi, F s.n. Oahu BISH 10/20/1986
183 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Diamond Head, crest line over main tunnel entrance, near FCC installation; elev. ca. 400 ft. (122 m) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Wagner, W.L. 5309 Oahu BISH 3/1/1984
184 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. honolulu, mapu lane PRESERVED_SPECIMEN coker, a.h. Oahu BISH 9/11/1953
185 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. honolulu: makapuu head, along access road from near kalanianaole hwy to summit at makapuu pt Extensive patches all over hillside. At summit, grows well down seaward cliff face. Populations of Aloe vera, Sansevieria trifasciata, and persistent Agave along road. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN staples, g.w. pope, b. collector number: 1152 Oahu BISH 12/7/1997
186 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. kuliouou-keawaawa ridge, koolau range dry thicket PRESERVED_SPECIMEN st.john, h. collector number: 26909 Oahu BISH 5/14/1978
187 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. kalaupapa; peninsula, old baseball field behind heli lz PRESERVED_SPECIMEN wysong, m.l. collector number: 537 Molokai BISH 12/9/2004
188 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. W Maui, between peaks of Koai and 'Ulaula, W of Ukumehame Valley Lowland dry shrubland, from an arid ridge. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: 304 Maui BISH 4/25/1998
189 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Diamond Head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Bianchi, F.A. s.n. Oahu BISH 10/1/1986
190 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Makapuu Pt State Wayside Park; rd to Makapuu Pt Disturbed coastal dry mixed community. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Annable, C.R. 3123 Oahu BISH 11/7/1996
191 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Kuliouou-Keawaawa Ridge, Koolau Range dry thicket PRESERVED_SPECIMEN St. John, H. 26909 Oahu BISH 5/14/1978
192 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. w maui, between peaks of koai and 'ulaula, w of ukumehame valley Lowland dry shrubland, from an arid ridge. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: 304 Maui BISH 4/25/1998
193 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. 121????????125 N Kihei Rd, Kihei, HI, US Weedy, dry hillside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN S. Deans & S. Walsh SMD023 Kauai HAPI 1/25/2016
194 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. 99-1866 Pukeawe Cir, Volcano, HI, US HUMAN_OBSERVATION Maui Invasive Species Committee Oahu HAPI 2/2/2003
195 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Halfway up north facing slope of Polihale ridge in Hikimoe Valley Unspecified Kelsey Brock 859 Kauai HAPI 7/10/2016
196 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Halfway up north facing slope of Polihale ridge in Hikimoe Valley Unspecified Kelsey Brock 859 Kauai HAPI 7/10/2016
197 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. diamond head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN bianchi, f.a. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 10/1/1986
198 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Waimea District. Dry rock and crumbling dirt slope in first drainage past the end of the Polihale beach. Weedy, dry hillside. W/Myoporum sandwicense, Lantana camara, Prosopis pallida, Doryopteris dicipiens. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Deans, S.M. SMD023 Kauai BISH 1/25/2016
199 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Kalaupapa; peninsula, old baseball field behind heli LZ PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Wysong, M.L. 537 Molokai BISH 12/9/2004
200 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Honolulu, 4550 Kalanianaole Hwy rocky PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Teraoka, W. 156 Oahu BISH 11/3/1979
201 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. Honolulu District: Koko Head PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Bruegmann, M.M. 137 Oahu BISH 1/26/1985
202 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. kaimuki garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN zimmerman, e.c. Oahu BISH 10/1/1942
203 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. diamond head, crest line over main tunnel entrance, near fcc installation; elev. ca. 400 ft. (122 m) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN wagner, w.l. gustafson, r.; flynn, t.; takeuchi, w. collector number: 5309 Oahu BISH 3/1/1984
204 Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. W Maui, between peaks of Koai and 'Ulaula, W of Ukumehame Valley Lowland dry shrubland, from an arid ridge. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. 304 Maui BISH 4/25/1998
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