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Embelia pacifica
As recorded: Embelia pacifica Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 25130
- Date
- November 1, 1953
- Locality
- Koolau Mts., Halawa-Haiku divide
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 716 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 November 1, 1953, St.John, H. also collected 2 other specimens.
Embelia pacifica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-04-14.
2025-04-14
Hawaii, US
(c) missamy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-02-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-04
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-25
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-22
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Embelia pacifica. BISH 412953. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956213735. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/412953.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956213735 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026