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Smilax melastomifolia
Hoi kuahiwi
As recorded: Smilax melastomifolia Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Liliales › Smilacaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Greenwell, A.Otto Degener →Arthur Greenwell →
- Collector number
- 21832
- Date
- February 15, 1952
- Locality
- Stainback Hwy.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,438 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 15, 1952, Degener, O.; Greenwell, A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Carex wahuensis
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Clermontia montis-loa
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Clermontia montis-loa
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Clermontia montis-loa
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Clermontia montis-loa
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Coprosma ernodeoides
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Coprosma montana
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Dubautia ciliolata
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Fragaria vesca
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Geranium cuneatum
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Geranium cuneatum
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Hypericum parvulum
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Juncus planifolius
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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
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Morelotia gahniiformis
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Morelotia gahniiformis
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Myrsine sandwicensis
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Phyllostegia ambigua
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Pittosporum confertiflorum
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Rubus hawaiensis
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Smilax melastomifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1952. 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
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Smilax melastomifolia. BISH 147140. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956412453. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/147140.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956412453 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026