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Polyscias sandwicensis
ʻohe makai
As recorded: Polyscias sandwicensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 3153
- Date
- December 20, 1959
- Locality
- Dupont ridge trail above Waialua, Puu Kaala
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 152 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 20, 1959, Stone, B.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acacia koa
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Artemisia australis
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Asplenium caudatum
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Asplenium contiguum
Botany
Asplenium kokeense
Botany
Bidens torta
Botany
Boehmeria grandis
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Cheirodendron trigynum
Botany
Cocculus orbiculatus
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Coprosma longifolia
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Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Doodia kunthiana
Botany
Doodia kunthiana
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Dryopteris fuscoatra
Botany
Dryopteris sandwicensis
Botany
Elaphoglossum crassifolium
Botany
Elaphoglossum paleaceum
Botany
Euphorbia multiformis
Botany
Hydrangea arguta
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Kadua affinis
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Kadua affinis
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Kadua centranthoides
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Kadua centranthoides
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Polyscias sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 41 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-24.
2026-04-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-02
Hawaii, US
(c) mikekintgen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-17
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-13
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) mmuth154, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polyscias sandwicensis. BISH 19612. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956425310. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/19612.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956425310 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026