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Smilax melastomifolia
Hoi kuahiwi
As recorded: Smilax melastomifolia Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Liliales › Smilacaceae
- Collected by
- Chock, A.K.
- Collector number
- 448
- Date
- March 16, 1952
- Locality
- Wiliwilinui ridge, Waialae Iki, Wailupe
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 549 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 March 16, 1952, Chock, A.K. also collected 17 other specimens.
Acacia koa
Botany
Fungi
Botany
Goodeniaceae
Botany
Goodeniaceae
Botany
Hydrangea arguta
Botany
Korthalsella complanata
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Melicope hosakae
Botany
Melicope rotundifolia
Botany
Palhinhaea cernua
Botany
Pittosporum glabrum
Botany
Scaevola gaudichaudiana
Botany
Scaevola gaudichaudiana
Botany
Scaevola gaudichaudiana
Botany
Scaevola gaudichaudiana
Botany
Scaevola glabra
Botany
Vaccinium calycinum
Botany
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 147185. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956182254. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/147185.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956182254 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026