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Euphorbia celastroides
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As recorded: Euphorbia celastroides var. stokesii (C.N.Forbes) Sherff
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 23615
- Date
- March 31, 1949
- Locality
- Kawaihoa Pt
- Island
- Niʻihau
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 61 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.; Shun, N.Barbara Kennedy →N. Shun →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 31, 1949, St.John, H. also collected 14 other specimens.
Capparis spinosa
Botany
Chloris divaricata
Botany
Fungi
Botany
Ipomoea cairica
Botany
Jacquemontia sandwicensis
Botany
Lantana camara
Botany
Lipochaeta perdita
Botany
Lipochaeta perdita
Botany
Lipochaeta perdita
Botany
Ricinus communis
Botany
Ruppia maritima
Botany
Solanum nelsonii
Botany
Solanum nelsonii
Botany
Tephrosia purpurea
Botany
Euphorbia celastroides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 191 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-28.
2026-08-28
Kilauea Lighthouse Trail, Kilauea, HI, US
(c) tom91011, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-28
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) tom91011, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-27
Hawaii, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Jakub Gluszek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Olowalu, HI 96761, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-26
Kilauea, HI 96754, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Euphorbia celastroides. BISH 414988. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956157602. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/414988.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956157602 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026