Rauvolfia sandwicensis
Hao
As recorded: Rauvolfia sandwicensis A.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Date
- April 11, 1954
- Locality
- Aiea Trail, Kalauao-Halawa Ridge
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- D.Herbst, S.Sohmer & W.L.WagnerS. D.Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →W.L.Wagner →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 11, 1954, St.John, H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Rauvolfia sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 58 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.
2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-06
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Rebekah Magers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Rauvolfia sandwicensis. BISH 416089.1. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38416598. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/416089.1.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38416598 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026