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Claoxylon sandwicense
As recorded: Claoxylon sandwicense Müll.Arg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 22253
- Date
- October 13, 1946
- Locality
- Waianae Mts. Kupehau Gulch, beyond pipeline, Honouliuli
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 914 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 October 13, 1946, St.John, H. also collected 12 other specimens.
Claoxylon sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 42 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-12.

2026-06-12
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-11-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Brycen Lagunero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Claoxylon sandwicense. BISH 412829. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956306994. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/412829.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956306994 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
