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Rauvolfia sandwicensis
Hao
As recorded: Rauvolfia sandwicensis A.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1429.O
- Date
- January 7, 1910
- Locality
- Nuuanu Valley; west side
- 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. →
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 7, 1910, Forbes, C.N. also collected 5 other specimens.
Rauvolfia sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1910. 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 23968. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956679988. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/23968.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956679988 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026