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Smilax melastomifolia
Hoi kuahiwi
As recorded: Smilax melastomifolia Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Liliales › Smilacaceae
- Collected by
- Mann, H.; Brigham, W.T.W.T. Brigham →Herbert J. Mann →
- Collector number
- 222
- Date
- 1864
- Locality
- Oahu
- 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
Smilax melastomifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1864. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 467 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Steffen Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-13
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Smilax melastomifolia. BISH 147098. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956466010. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/147098.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956466010 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026