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Osteomeles anthyllidifolia
ʻŪlei
As recorded: Osteomeles anthyllidifolia (Sm.) Lindl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Rosaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 12794
- Date
- December 28, 1932
- Locality
- Punaula Valley
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.0888, -156.8076 ± 1,808 m
- Elevation
- 152 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 28, 1932, St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Osteomeles anthyllidifolia observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 25 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-01.

2026-08-01
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01
Kapalua, HI 96761, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01
Kapalua, HI 96761, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-01
Office Rd, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) littlemongoose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-08
Lahaina, HI, US
(c) Abby Worthington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-23
Maui, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) Utzimak, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Osteomeles anthyllidifolia. BISH 404243. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956165741. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/404243.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956165741 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
