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Smilax melastomifolia
Hoi kuahiwi
As recorded: Smilax melastomifolia Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Liliales › Smilacaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- April 13, 1909
- Locality
- Moanalua Ridge
- 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
Collected the same day
On April 13, 1909, Forbes, C.N. also collected 12 other specimens.
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Acrolejeunea sandvicensis
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Claoxylon sandwicense
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Claoxylon sandwicense
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Cyclospermum leptophyllum
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Cyclospermum leptophyllum
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Diospyros sandwicensis
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Diospyros sandwicensis
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Emilia coccinea
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Emilia coccinea
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Osteomeles anthyllidifolia
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Smilax melastomifolia
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Smilax melastomifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. 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 147191. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956417466. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/147191.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956417466 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026