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Diospyros sandwicensis

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BISH 11803Botany

Diospyros sandwicensis

As recorded: Diospyros sandwicensis (A.DC.) Fosberg

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae

Collected by
Wong, C.C.Y.
Collector number
240
Date
1944
Locality
Koolau Range, Waimano
Island
Oʻahu
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
426 Bishop specimens of Diospyros sandwicensis · collected 1838–2024Species page ›

Diospyros sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1944. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 251 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Diospyros sandwicensis. BISH 11803. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956349092. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/11803.

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