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Smilax melastomifolia

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BISH 21380Botany

Smilax melastomifolia

Hoi kuahiwi

As recorded: Smilax melastomifolia Sm.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Liliales › Smilacaceae

Collected by: Newell, C.L.
Collector number: 848
Date: January 24, 1967
Locality: Drive down Chain of Craters Road about 7.4 miles toward Kalapana from intersection with Crater Rim Road. Walk up Napau Crater Trail (to right of Makaopuhi Crater sign) about 1.5 miles. Plant was about 7 meters 122° to right of trail. (plot 9)
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 885 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

252 Bishop specimens of Smilax melastomifolia · collected 1792–2013Species page ›

Cite this specimen

Smilax melastomifolia. BISH 21380. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956697926. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21380.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956697926 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026