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Rauvolfia sandwicensis
Hao
As recorded: Rauvolfia sandwicensis A.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Degener, I.; Desha, E.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →E. Desha →
- Collector number
- 24182
- Date
- August 9, 1957
- Locality
- Kanepuu
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- 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 August 9, 1957, Degener, O.; Degener, I.; Desha, E. also collected 4 other specimens.
Rauvolfia sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1957. 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 24074. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956623810. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/24074.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956623810 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026