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Diospyros sandwicensis
Lama
As recorded: Diospyros sandwicensis (A.DC.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 2769
- Date
- May 3, 1959
- Locality
- Nuuanu Pali, E ascent fm lookout, Lanihuli ridge
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 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 3, 1959, Stone, B.C. also collected 18 other specimens.
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Bidens asymmetrica
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Centaurium erythraea
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Cocculus orbiculatus
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Coprosma foliosa
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Dracaena halapepe
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Euphorbia multiformis
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Freycinetia arborea
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Kadua acuminata
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Kadua affinis
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Lepidium virginicum
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Peperomia tetraphylla
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Pipturus albidus
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Plantago lanceolata
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Psychotria kaduana
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Syzygium sandwicense
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Touchardia oahuensis
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Diospyros sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 251 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Reef Aniban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Hawaii, US
(c) gracegabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Hawaii, US
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Hawaii, US
(c) gracegabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Reef Aniban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Diospyros sandwicensis. BISH 19344. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956238044. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/19344.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956238044 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026