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Antidesma platyphyllum
As recorded: Antidesma platyphyllum H.Mann
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Phyllanthaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 315
- Date
- August 9, 1966
- Locality
- Drive up Kulani Prison Road about 7.4 miles toward Kulani Prison from intersection with Kona-Hilo Highway near Hilo; or up Kulani Prison Road 2.4 miles toward Kulani Prison from intersection with Volcano Road (shortcut to Kulani Prison from HVNP)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 690 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 August 9, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Antidesma platyphyllum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 212 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Steffen Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Antidesma platyphyllum. BISH 20842. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956308880. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20842.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956308880 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
