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Diospyros hillebrandii
As recorded: Diospyros hillebrandii (Seem.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.; Frederick, L.R.S. Cowan →L. Frederick →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 23153
- Date
- December 31, 1947
- Locality
- Waiahughua Valley, Hanekoa,
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 183 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 December 31, 1947, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.; Frederick, L. also collected 5 other specimens.
Diospyros hillebrandii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 25 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-24.

2026-09-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-09-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-09-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Diospyros hillebrandii. BISH 413456. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956562721. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/413456.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956562721 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
