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Vaccinium
blueberries, cranberries, and allies
As recorded: Vaccinium L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 855
- 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
- 855 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 January 24, 1967, Newell, C.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Vaccinium observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,862 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-22
Kaulana Manu Native Bird and Plant Sanctuary Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Chris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Leleiwi Overlook Trail, Kula, HI, US
(c) Makaela K., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vaccinium. BISH 21387. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956152814. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21387.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956152814 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026