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Euphorbia pulcherrima
Poinsettia
As recorded: Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Neff, J.A.; DuMont, P.A.P.A. DuMont →J.A. Neff →
- Collector number
- 51
- Date
- November 1, 1954
- Locality
- Sand Island
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 November 1, 1954, Neff, J.A.; DuMont, P.A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Eleusine indica
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Euphorbia pulcherrima observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-12-03.
2023-12-03
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Adam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-09-12
Oʻahu, Mokuleia, HI, US
(c) colleenkudo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Euphorbia pulcherrima. BISH 10471. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956544863. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/10471.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956544863 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026