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Polyscias oahuensis
ʻohe mauka
As recorded: Polyscias oahuensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Cowan, R.S.
- Collector number
- 30
- Date
- September 22, 1946
- Locality
- Summit of Waikane-Schofield trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 22, 1946, Cowan, R.S. also collected 19 other specimens.
Adenophorus tenellus
Botany
Crotalaria pallida
Botany
Cyrtandra calpidicarpa
Botany
Elaphoglossum crassifolium
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Korthalsella complanata
Botany
Lepisorus thunbergianus
Botany
Lobelia hypoleuca
Botany
Lythrum maritimum
Botany
Melicope wawreana
Botany
Mucuna gigantea
Botany
Neraudia melastomifolia
Botany
Neraudia melastomifolia
Botany
Nertera granadensis
Botany
Ophioderma falcatum
Botany
Phlegmariurus phyllanthus
Botany
Plantago pachyphylla
Botany
Polyscias oahuensis
Botany
Psilotum nudum
Botany
Polyscias oahuensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 104 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) laura4814, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Polyscias oahuensis. BISH 37145. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956377891. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/37145.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956377891 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026