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Diospyros sandwicensis
Lama
As recorded: Diospyros sandwicensis (A.DC.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.; Wilder, G.P.; Hume, E.P.Erling Christophersen →E.P. Hume →Gerrit Parmele Wilder →
- Collector number
- 1660
- Date
- March 19, 1931
- Locality
- 2nd ridge S of Pohakea Pass
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 625 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
Collected the same day
On March 19, 1931, Christophersen, E.; Wilder, G.P.; Hume, E.P. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Canavalia galeata
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Kadua affinis
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Kadua cordata
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Melicope wawreana
Botany
Myrsine lanaiensis
Botany
Myrsine lanaiensis
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Myrsine sandwicensis
Botany
Notelaea
Botany
Notelaea
Botany
Notelaea
Botany
Phytolacca icosandra
Botany
Pilea peploides
Botany
Pisonia sandwicensis
Botany
Pisonia sandwicensis
Botany
Polyscias oahuensis
Botany
Richardia brasiliensis
Botany
Sadleria cyatheoides
Botany
Sadleria cyatheoides
Botany
Schiedea ligustrina
Botany
Sida fallax
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Vaccinium dentatum
Botany
Diospyros sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 251 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Reef Aniban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Hawaii, US
(c) gracegabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Hawaii, US
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Hawaii, US
(c) gracegabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Reef Aniban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Diospyros sandwicensis. BISH 39970. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956563491. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/39970.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956563491 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026