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Diospyros sandwicensis
Lama
As recorded: Diospyros sandwicensis (A.DC.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 12261
- Date
- December 11, 1932
- Locality
- Haiku Valley, Waiahole Forest Reserve, Heeia
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 274 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 11, 1932, St.John, H. also collected 21 other specimens.
Ceodes umbellifera
Botany
Clermontia kakeana
Botany
Dicranopteris linearis
Botany
Elaphoglossum aemulum
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Macropiper methysticum
Botany
Macropiper methysticum
Botany
Oplismenus compositus
Botany
Paederia foetida
Botany
Paederia foetida
Botany
Peperomia latifolia
Botany
Peperomia membranacea
Botany
Peperomia sandwicensis
Botany
Pipturus albidus
Botany
Psychotria kaduana
Botany
Psychotria kaduana
Botany
Scaevola gaudichaudiana
Botany
Tacca leontopetaloides
Botany
Touchardia latifolia
Botany
Touchardia latifolia
Botany
Wikstroemia oahuensis
Botany
Diospyros sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 251 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Reef Aniban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Hawaii, US
(c) gracegabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Hawaii, US
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Hawaii, US
(c) gracegabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Reef Aniban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Diospyros sandwicensis. BISH 10326. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956597390. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/10326.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956597390 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026