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Smilax melastomifolia
Hoi kuahiwi
As recorded: Smilax melastomifolia Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Liliales › Smilacaceae
- Collected by
- Bryan Jr., E.H.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- December 21, 1928
- Locality
- W Maui, Lahaina District, East, Haelaau-Puu Kukui trail
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.9265, -156.6070 ± 501 m
- Elevation
- 1,006 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 21, 1928, Bryan Jr., E.H. also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Smilax melastomifolia observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-11-09.
2025-11-09
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) NEcology, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-20
Maui, Waiehu, HI, US
(c) ebluth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-29
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2022-10-25
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-06-17
Wailuku, HI 96793, USA
(c) j_jabl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-09-24
Waihe'e, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Smilax melastomifolia. BISH 147101. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956236880. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/147101.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956236880 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026