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Polyscias waimeae
As recorded: Polyscias waimeae (Wawra) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 1611
- Date
- 1956
- Locality
- Awaawapuhi valley, Honopu
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Polyscias waimeae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-22.

2026-03-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Barrett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-04-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Alan Pieluszynski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-24
Hawaii, US
(c) finnedmonkey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-07-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polyscias waimeae. BISH 19682. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956210942. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/19682.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956210942 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
