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Polyscias sandwicensis
As recorded: Polyscias sandwicensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 3013
- Date
- July 2, 1959
- Locality
- Puna: between Punaluu and Kupaahu mauka of road
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 2, 1959, Stone, B.C. also collected 12 other specimens.
Christella dentata
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Cordyline fruticosa
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Cordyline fruticosa
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Nephrolepis brownii
Botany
Nephrolepis exaltata
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Peperomia leptostachya
Botany
Peperomia leptostachya
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Polyscias sandwicensis
Botany
Polyscias sandwicensis
Botany
Senna septemtrionalis
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Syzygium malaccense
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Vandenboschia cyrtotheca
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Polyscias sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 41 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-24.
2026-04-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-02
Hawaii, US
(c) mikekintgen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-17
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-13
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) mmuth154, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polyscias sandwicensis. BISH 419199. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956471641. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/419199.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956471641 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026