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BISH 17695Botany
Phytolacca sandwicensis
pōpolo kū mai
As recorded: Phytolacca sandwicensis Endl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Phytolaccaceae
- Collected by
- Mitchell, A.L.
- Collector number
- 91
- Date
- November 22, 1945
- Locality
- Haleakala, W side of Keanae Valley
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7735, -156.2041 ± 884 m
- Elevation
- 1,433 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 November 22, 1945, Mitchell, A.L. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Phytolacca sandwicensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1945. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-02-05.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Phytolacca sandwicensis. BISH 17695. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956586902. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/17695.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956586902 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026