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Dracaena forbesii
As recorded: Chrysodracon forbesii (O.Deg.) P.L.Lu & Morden
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asparagaceae
- Collected by
- Swezey, O.H.; Williams, F.X.; Yuncker, T.G.; Hosaka, E.Y.Edward Yataro Hosaka →Otto Herman Swezey →Francis Xavier Williams →Truman George Yuncker →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- October 23, 1932
- Locality
- on dry ridge
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 488 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 23, 1932, Swezey, O.H.; Williams, F.X.; Yuncker, T.G.; Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 17 other specimens.
Alyxia stellata
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Antidesma platyphyllum
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Asplenium musifolium
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Bobea sandwicensis
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Cyrtomium caryotideum
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Diospyros hillebrandii
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Diospyros sandwicensis
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Doodia kunthiana
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Dracaena forbesii
Botany
Heteropogon contortus
Botany
Korthalsella complanata
Botany
Notelaea
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Oplismenus hirtellus
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Pipturus albidus
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Polyscias oahuensis
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Touchardia oahuensis
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Xylosma hawaiense
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Dracaena forbesii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-02-23.
2025-02-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Matthew Chauvin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-10-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-01-06
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-12-04
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-12-04
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-09-04
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dracaena forbesii. BISH 39901. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956498527. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/39901.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956498527 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026