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Polyscias kavaiensis
ʻoheʻohe
As recorded: Polyscias kavaiensis (H.Mann) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 22
- Date
- November 21, 1968
- Locality
- Kahili Mt, above TV relay station
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lowry II, P.P.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 21, 1968, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 13 other specimens.
Bidens valida
Botany
Bidens valida
Botany
Cyrtandra longifolia
Botany
Myrsine wawraea
Botany
Neraudia melastomifolia
Botany
Notelaea
Botany
Notelaea
Botany
Polyscias kavaiensis
Botany
Polyscias kavaiensis
Botany
Polyscias oahuensis
Botany
Polyscias oahuensis
Botany
Trematolobelia kauaiensis
Botany
Trematolobelia kauaiensis
Botany
Polyscias kavaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-25.
2026-08-25
Hawaii, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polyscias kavaiensis. BISH 24137. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956601314. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/24137.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956601314 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026