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Sideroxylon polynesicum

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BISH 422155Botany

Sideroxylon polynesicum

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As recorded: Sideroxylon polynesicum (Hillebr.) Smedmark & Anderb.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Sapotaceae

Collected by: Rock, J.F.C.
Collector number: 1692
Date: February 14, 1909
Locality: Kauai
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

176 Bishop specimens of Sideroxylon polynesicum · collected 1864–2024Species page ›

Sideroxylon polynesicum observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-21.

Sideroxylon polynesicum observed 2026-05-21

2026-05-21

Hawaii, US

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sideroxylon polynesicum observed 2025-10-17

2025-10-17

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sideroxylon polynesicum observed 2025-10-15

2025-10-15

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sideroxylon polynesicum observed 2025-06-09

2025-06-09

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sideroxylon polynesicum observed 2025-01-24

2025-01-24

Hawaii, US

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Sideroxylon polynesicum observed 2024-06-25

2024-06-25

Hawaii, US

(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Sideroxylon polynesicum. BISH 422155. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956516240. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/422155.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956516240 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026