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Psydrax odoratus
Lamboto
As recorded: Psydrax odoratus (G.Forst.) A.C.Sm. & S.P.Darwin
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 20954
- Date
- May 13, 1945
- Locality
- Waimano trail, Koolau Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 244 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 May 13, 1945, St.John, H. also collected 8 other specimens.
Psydrax odoratus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1945. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 352 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jawbones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Kailua-Kona, Ane Keohokalole Hwy @ UH Hawaiʻi Community College, Pālamanui, Kaiminani, HI 96740, USA
(c) Reef Aniban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) gracegabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) gracegabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Maui, Makawao, HI, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Psydrax odoratus. BISH 412787. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956516218. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/412787.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956516218 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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