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Euphorbia celastroides
'ekoko
As recorded: Euphorbia celastroides var. stokesii (C.N.Forbes) Sherff
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 6220
- Date
- August 22, 1978
- Locality
- Kaula Rock; collected from rocky ledges, northeast part of the island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 76 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.; Shun, N.Barbara Kennedy →N. Shun →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 22, 1978, Herbst, D.R. also collected 11 other specimens.
Euphorbia celastroides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 191 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-28.
2026-08-28
Kilauea Lighthouse Trail, Kilauea, HI, US
(c) tom91011, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-28
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) tom91011, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-27
Hawaii, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Jakub Gluszek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Olowalu, HI 96761, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-26
Kilauea, HI 96754, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Euphorbia celastroides. BISH 423677. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956275923. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/423677.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956275923 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026