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Myrsine lanaiensis
As recorded: Myrsine lanaiensis Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 148
- Date
- July 16, 1969
- Locality
- Kanepuu
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- D.R.Herbst; S.H.Sohmer; W.L.WagnerD.R.Herbst →S.H.Sohmer →W.L.Wagner →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 16, 1969, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 4 other specimens.
Myrsine lanaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 58 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

2026-10-15
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-17
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) clareaslan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-14
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myrsine lanaiensis. BISH 32223. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37634101. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/32223.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37634101 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
