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Myrsine lanaiensis
As recorded: Myrsine lanaiensis Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; et al.
- Collector number
- 11344
- Date
- December 26, 1931
- Locality
- Manuka mauka
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 305 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 December 26, 1931, St.John, H.; et al. also collected 10 other specimens.
Myrsine lanaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 58 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.
2026-10-15
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-17
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) clareaslan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-14
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myrsine lanaiensis. BISH 404578. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956411725. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/404578.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956411725 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026