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Alphitonia ponderosa
kauila
As recorded: Alphitonia ponderosa Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Rhamnaceae
- Collected by
- MacDaniels, L.H.
- Collector number
- 785
- Date
- February 18, 1927
- Locality
- Halemanu
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,200 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 February 18, 1927, MacDaniels, L.H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Antidesma platyphyllum
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Bobea gaudichaudii
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Coprosma waimeae
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Cyperus pennatiformis
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Elaphoglossum paleaceum
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Eucalyptus robusta
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Geniostoma waialealae
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Hillebrandia sandwicensis
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Hillebrandia sandwicensis
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Kadua affinis
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Kadua affinis
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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
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Melicope anisata
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Melicope anisata
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Melicope spathulata
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Nototrichium sandwicense
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Perrottetia sandwicensis
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Phytolacca icosandra
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Pipturus albidus
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Psychotria hexandra
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Alphitonia ponderosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 58 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-20.
2026-05-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-14
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Sam Rickert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Alphitonia ponderosa. BISH 14315. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956364488. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/14315.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956364488 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026