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Smilax melastomifolia
Hoi kuahiwi
As recorded: Smilax melastomifolia Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Liliales › Smilacaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 25073
- Date
- January 29, 1953
- Locality
- Wright Road, Olaa Forest Reserve, Puna
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,189 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 January 29, 1953, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Amauropelta globulifera
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Amauropelta globulifera
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Asplenium lobulatum
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Asplenium lobulatum
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Asplenium lobulatum
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Asplenium macraei
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Asplenium sphenotomum
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Callistopteris baldwinii
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Ceodes brunoniana
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Charpentiera obovata
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Cibotium menziesii
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Clermontia parviflora
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Deparia petersenii
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Deparia petersenii
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Dryopteris fuscoatra
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Dryopteris mauiensis
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Dryopteris mauiensis
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Dryopteris mauiensis
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Elaphoglossum wawrae
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Freycinetia arborea
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Hymenophyllum recurvum
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Melicope pseudoanisata
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Melicope spathulata
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Smilax melastomifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 468 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Smilax melastomifolia. BISH 413608. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956425667. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/413608.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956425667 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026