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Polyscias sandwicensis
As recorded: Polyscias sandwicensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Woolliams, K.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- April 3, 1978
- Locality
- Waimea Valley
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 61 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 3, 1978, Woolliams, K. also collected 1 other specimen.
Polyscias sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. 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 420462.2. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956248788. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/420462.2.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956248788 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026