naturalizedNyctaginaceae
Mirabilis jalapa
marvel of Peru
Naturalized (non-native)non-native
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Mirabilis jalapa, the marvel of Peru or four o'clock flower, is the most commonly grown ornamental species of Mirabilis plant, and is available in a range of colours. Mirabilis in Latin means wonderful and Jalapa is the capital of Veracruz México. Mirabilis jalapa was cultivated by the Aztecs for medicinal and ornamental purposes.
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Seasonality
Only 9 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.
Gallery · 9 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 44 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 82 · GBIF 77 records
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 12 · GBIF 8 ✓
Kaʻawaloa · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 4 ✓
Kōloa · KauaʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 4 ✓
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 4 ✓
Wainiha · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 4 ✓
Kaʻena · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
Honolua · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kamaʻole · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kēōkea · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 4 ✓
Hāʻena · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waimea · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kauhakō · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Puʻukawaiwai, Panoluʻukia · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kanaio · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kealakekua, Kīloa 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaʻonoʻulu · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honopū · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kamalō · MolokaʻiGBIF 3
Kaumalumalu, Pāhoehoe · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Naholoku · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiheʻe · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiakoa · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
ʻAlaeiki · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kalihiwai · KauaʻiiNat 2
Pōhakuao · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kualapa · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honomū, Kuhua · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honopueo · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kalauao · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kīkoʻo · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kalua‘aha · MolokaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Makapala, Niuliʻi · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Wailuku · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaimū · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kalāheo · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honokōwai · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waimea · KauaʻiGBIF 2
Maunalei · LānaʻiGBIF 2
Kapaʻa · KauaʻiiNat 1
Keʻei 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 1
Papaʻanui · MauiGBIF 1