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Rauvolfia sandwicensis
Hao
As recorded: Rauvolfia sandwicensis A.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 9798
- Date
- October 23, 1932
- Locality
- On Honolulu side of Palikea, Waianae Mts,
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 October 23, 1932, Degener, O. also collected 14 other specimens.
Carex wahuensis
Botany
Dysphania ambrosioides
Botany
Euphorbia multiformis
Botany
Euphorbia multiformis
Botany
Exocarpos gaudichaudii
Botany
Kadua acuminata
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Melicope oahuensis
Botany
Peperomia leptostachya
Botany
Peperomia sandwicensis
Botany
Rauvolfia sandwicensis
Botany
Rumex albescens
Botany
Vaccinium dentatum
Botany
Zanthoxylum kauaense
Botany
Rauvolfia sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 58 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.
2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-06
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Rebekah Magers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rauvolfia sandwicensis. BISH 23955. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956565982. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/23955.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956565982 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026