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Vaccinium dentatum
As recorded: Vaccinium dentatum Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Davis, J.; Kores, P.J.S. Davis →P.J. Kores →
- Collector number
- 55
- Date
- October 8, 1978
- Locality
- Nr 'Sandalwood Pit'-Lua Moku o Iliahi
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,219 m
- Identified by
- Vander Kloet, S.P.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 8, 1978, Davis, J.; Kores, P. also collected 18 other specimens.
Vaccinium dentatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 339 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-29
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-29
Poamoho Trail, Haleiwa, HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Vaccinium dentatum. BISH 423926. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956188460. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/423926.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956188460 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
