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Polyscias hawaiensis
Hawai'i 'ohe
As recorded: Polyscias hawaiensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Carlquist, S.
- Collector number
- 1887
- Date
- June 27, 1966
- Locality
- Honokane Valley, Lower Kohala Ditch Trail, Kohala Mts.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 366 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 27, 1966, Carlquist, S. also collected 2 other specimens.
Polyscias hawaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-25.
2026-02-25
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-02
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-30
United States
(c) jlrb2022, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-26
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Lehua Todero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-18
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) j_deslippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polyscias hawaiensis. BISH 24289. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956405082. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/24289.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956405082 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026