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Pittosporum confertiflorum
As recorded: Pittosporum confertiflorum A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Pittosporaceae
- Collected by
- Obata, J.K.
- Collector number
- 352
- Date
- March 5, 1978
- Locality
- Puu Kalena, Waianae Mts., Kolekole Pass side
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,000 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 March 5, 1978, Obata, J.K. also collected 3 other specimens.
Pittosporum confertiflorum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24 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)

2026-09-18
Hawaii, US
(c) pidg1n, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Gwyn Scoville, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pittosporum confertiflorum. BISH 421796. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956425688. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/421796.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956425688 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
