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Smilax melastomifolia
Hoi kuahiwi
As recorded: Smilax melastomifolia Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Liliales › Smilacaceae
- Collected by
- Bryan Jr., E.H.; Suehiro, A.; Fukuda, M.Edwin Horace Bryan Jr. →M. Fukuda →Amy Suehiro →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- May 15, 1932
- Locality
- S ridge of Kipapa Gulch, Waipio, Koolau Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 397 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 May 15, 1932, Bryan Jr., E.H.; Suehiro, A.; Fukuda, M. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Acacia koa
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Acroporium fuscoflavum
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Aleurites moluccanus
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Alyxia stellata
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Antidesma platyphyllum
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Athyrium microphyllum
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Bazzania inaequabilis
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Bobea gaudichaudii
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Clermontia kakeana
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Cordyline fruticosa
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Cuphea carthagenensis
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Cyrtandra cordifolia
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Dianella sandwicensis
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Dianella sandwicensis
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Dianella sandwicensis
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Dicranopteris linearis
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Digitaria ciliaris
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Doodia kunthiana
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Dumortiera
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Ectropothecium decurrens
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Elaphoglossum alatum
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Euphorbia multiformis
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Haplopteris elongata
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Smilax melastomifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. 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 147171. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956462229. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/147171.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956462229 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026