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Smilax melastomifolia
As recorded: Smilax melastomifolia Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Liliales › Smilacaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 24864
- Date
- November 30, 1952
- Locality
- Makaha Valley, Waianae Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 488 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 30, 1952, St.John, H. also collected 20 other specimens.
Alyxia stellata
Botany
Antidesma platyphyllum
Botany
Boehmeria grandis
Botany
Ceodes umbellifera
Botany
Ceodes umbellifera
Botany
Cyrtandra waianaeensis
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Elaeocarpus bifidus
Botany
Freycinetia arborea
Botany
Ilex anomala
Botany
Melicope kaalaensis
Botany
Myrsine lanaiensis
Botany
Notelaea
Botany
Osteomeles anthyllidifolia
Botany
Peperomia membranacea
Botany
Pipturus albidus
Botany
Psydrax odoratus
Botany
Strongylodon ruber
Botany
Touchardia oahuensis
Botany
Xylosma hawaiense
Botany
Smilax melastomifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 467 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Steffen Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-13
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Smilax melastomifolia. BISH 413149. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956210695. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/413149.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956210695 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026