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Euphorbia celastroides
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As recorded: Euphorbia celastroides var. hanapepensis Sherff
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Meebold, A.
- Collector number
- 26434
- Date
- November 1, 1938
- Locality
- Halemanu
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Shun, N.; Kennedy, B.Barbara Kennedy →N. Shun →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 1, 1938, Meebold, A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Billbergia macrocalyx
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Coprosma kauensis
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Coreopsis lanceolata
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Cyanea leptostegia
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Cyperus meyenianus
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Cyrtandra longifolia
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Dubautia knudsenii
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Dubautia laxa
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Dubautia paleata
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Eleocharis obtusa
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Melicope clusiifolia
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Melicope spathulata
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Panicum nephelophilum
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Passiflora manicata
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Peperomia hesperomannii
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Pittosporum gayanum
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Polyscias
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Psychotria greenwelliae
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Scaevola procera
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Schoenoplectiella juncoides
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Stenogyne purpurea
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Vaccinium dentatum
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Wikstroemia furcata
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Euphorbia celastroides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 191 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-28.
2026-08-28
Kilauea Lighthouse Trail, Kilauea, HI, US
(c) tom91011, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-28
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) tom91011, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-27
Hawaii, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Jakub Gluszek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Olowalu, HI 96761, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-26
Kilauea, HI 96754, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Euphorbia celastroides. BISH 405896. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956556447. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/405896.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956556447 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026