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Syzygium sandwicense
ʻōhiʻa ha
As recorded: Syzygium sandwicense (A.Gray) Müll.Berol.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Bishop, B.
- Collector number
- Ozaki 391
- Date
- March 22, 1953
- Locality
- Waimea, Malaekahana trail, Koolau Mts; summit trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 579 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 22, 1953, Bishop, B. also collected 4 other specimens.
Syzygium sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 260 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)

2026-10-05
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) sophiaann04, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Steffen Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-05
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
no rights reserved

2026-07-20
Pihea Trail, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Syzygium sandwicense. BISH 405612. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956531600. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/405612.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956531600 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
