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Sideroxylon polynesicum
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As recorded: Sideroxylon polynesicum (Hillebr.) Smedmark & Anderb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Sapotaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 24746
- Date
- December 26, 1951
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, Alena, 3/4 mi E of Lualailua Hills
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.6118, -156.2961 ± 1,221 m
- Elevation
- 427 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 26, 1951, St.John, H. also collected 15 other specimens.
Still here: Sideroxylon polynesicum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-04-20.

2024-04-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-03-21
Hawaii, US
(c) maui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sideroxylon polynesicum. BISH 413191. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956562719. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/413191.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956562719 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
