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Euphorbia celastroides
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As recorded: Euphorbia celastroides var. amplectens Sherff
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Fay, J.J.
- Collector number
- 166
- Date
- January 23, 1974
- Locality
- West slope of Lawai Valley on property of Lawai Kai
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 40 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Shun, N.; Kennedy, B.Barbara Kennedy →N. Shun →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 23, 1974, Fay, J.J. also collected 1 other specimen.
Euphorbia celastroides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1974. 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
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Cite this specimen
Euphorbia celastroides. BISH 409764. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956316827. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/409764.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956316827 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026