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Carissa macrocarpa
Natal Plum
As recorded: Carissa macrocarpa (Eckl.) A.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Ball, S.C.
- Collector number
- 24
- Date
- August 15, 1925
- Locality
- Quarantine Island
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Leeuwenberg, A.J.M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Carissa macrocarpa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-14.
2026-06-14
Kahala Ave + Koloa St, Honolulu, HI 96816, USA
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2025-11-10
Kapalua, HI 96761, USA
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2025-07-12
Kapalua Coastal Trail, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) samstrich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Carissa macrocarpa. BISH 23731. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956433836. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/23731.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956433836 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026