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Lycium sandwicense
As recorded: Lycium sandwicense A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 25382
- Date
- December 21, 1954
- Locality
- Green Beach, Kaulani, Kau
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 12 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 21, 1954, St.John, H. also collected 14 other specimens.
Lycium sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 253 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.

2026-10-02
United States
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-23
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01
Hawaii, US
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lycium sandwicense. BISH 413584. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956556468. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/413584.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956556468 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
