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Diospyros sandwicensis
As recorded: Diospyros sandwicensis (A.DC.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Eames, A.J.; Hosaka, E.Y.A.J. Eames →Edward Yataro Hosaka →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 18806
- Date
- April 12, 1938
- Locality
- Kanepuu, Kaa
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 518 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 April 12, 1938, St.John, H.; Eames, A.J.; Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 15 other specimens.
Aleurites moluccanus
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Erythrina sandwicensis
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Lipochaeta heterophylla
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Lipochaeta lavarum
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Lipochaeta lavarum
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Lipochaeta lavarum
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Notelaea
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Planchonella spathulata
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Sicyos waimanaloensis
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Sicyos waimanaloensis
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Sicyos waimanaloensis
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Sideroxylon polynesicum
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Diospyros sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 251 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Reef Aniban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Hawaii, US
(c) gracegabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Hawaii, US
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Hawaii, US
(c) gracegabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Reef Aniban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Diospyros sandwicensis. BISH 412477. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956476340. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/412477.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956476340 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026