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Pittosporum kauaiense
As recorded: Pittosporum kauaiense Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Pittosporaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 2168
- Date
- October 1, 1971
- Locality
- Kaunuohua, Kokee
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,219 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 October 1, 1971, Herbst, D.R. also collected 10 other specimens.
Pittosporum kauaiense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-05.

2025-12-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-10
Hawaii, US
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2011-03-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pittosporum kauaiense. BISH 402414. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956189089. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/402414.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956189089 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
