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Myoporum sandwicense
As recorded: Myoporum sandwicense (A.DC.) A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Scrophulariaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 829
- Date
- December 30, 1967
- Locality
- East Maui, About 6 miles E of Ulupalakua
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.6170, -156.3102 ± 4,086 m
- Elevation
- 579 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 30, 1967, Herbst, D.R. also collected 3 other specimens.
Still here: Myoporum sandwicense observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 33 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-06.

2026-10-06
Charley Young Beach (southbound), Kihei, HI 96753, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-11
Wailea-Makena, HI, US
(c) simcartographer, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-06
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-06
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-04
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-25
Kihei, HI, US
(c) aaron_dp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myoporum sandwicense. BISH 28244. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956364846. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/28244.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956364846 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
