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Sapindus oahuensis
lonomea
As recorded: Sapindus oahuensis Hillebr. ex Radlk.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Sapindaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 13135a
- Date
- May 12, 1933
- Locality
- Pohakea Pass, Halona, Lualualei FR, Waianae Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 518 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 May 12, 1933, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Sapindus oahuensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 82 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-25
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved

2026-09-16
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-15
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-28
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sapindus oahuensis. BISH 404192. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956325272. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/404192.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956325272 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
