
Pritchardia arecina
As recorded: Pritchardia arecina Becc.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 2592.M
- Date
- 1920
- Locality
- Trail up west bank of Honomanu
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Read, R.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pritchardia arecina observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-09-27.

2022-09-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Remy Henderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2013-08-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2007-11-30
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2007-11-30
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2004-09-03
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pritchardia arecina. BISH 116238. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956279125. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/116238.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956279125 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
