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Elaeocarpus bifidus
As recorded: Elaeocarpus bifidus Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Oxalidales › Elaeocarpaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 858
- Date
- November 27, 1932
- Locality
- Kipapa Gulch, Waipio. S. ridge
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 366 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 November 27, 1932, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 14 other specimens.
Elaeocarpus bifidus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 199 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Steffen Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-20
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-16
Kailua, HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Elaeocarpus bifidus. BISH 40002. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956299724. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/40002.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956299724 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
