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Rauvolfia sandwicensis
Hao
As recorded: Rauvolfia sandwicensis A.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- MacDaniels, L.H.
- Collector number
- 340
- Date
- December 6, 1926
- Locality
- Kohala Ditch Trail
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 600 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 December 6, 1926, MacDaniels, L.H. also collected 17 other specimens.
Aphanamixis polystachya
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Aphanamixis polystachya
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Bobea gaudichaudii
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Cecropia obtusifolia
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Clermontia calophylla
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Cyrtandra paludosa
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Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua axillaris
Botany
Melicope volcanica
Botany
Osteomeles anthyllidifolia
Botany
Polyscias hawaiensis
Botany
Polyscias hawaiensis
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Rauvolfia sandwicensis
Botany
Scaevola chamissoniana
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Scaevola taccada
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Tamarindus indica
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Trema orientale
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Rauvolfia sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1926. 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 24014. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956521088. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/24014.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956521088 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026