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Elaeocarpus bifidus
As recorded: Elaeocarpus bifidus Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Oxalidales › Elaeocarpaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 12165
- Date
- October 23, 1932
- Locality
- E ridge of 2nd Gulch E. of Puu Kaupakuhale, n.e. slope of Puu Kaala, Mokuleia
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 671 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 23, 1932, St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ 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 404713. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956275871. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/404713.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956275871 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
