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Polyscias hawaiensis
Hawai'i 'ohe
As recorded: Polyscias hawaiensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Gagné, W.C.
- Collector number
- 610
- Date
- June 6, 1971
- Locality
- Puu Aalii
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8188, -156.8778 ± 871 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 6, 1971, Gagné, W.C. also collected 3 other specimens.
Still here: Polyscias hawaiensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-02-02.

2026-02-02
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-26
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Lehua Todero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-18
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) j_deslippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polyscias hawaiensis. BISH 413256. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956211415. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/413256.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956211415 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
