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Sideroxylon polynesicum

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BISH 425995Botany

Sideroxylon polynesicum

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

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Sapotaceae

Collected by
Warshauer, F.R.; Connally, P.; McEldowney, P.H.; Montgomery, S.P.J. Connally →P.H. McEldowney →Steven L. Montgomery →F.R. Warshauer →
Collector number
s.n.
Date
August 24, 1978
Locality
Keoneheehee
Island
Lānaʻi
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
20.8645, -156.9494 ± 1,003 m
Elevation
518 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
176 Bishop specimens of Sideroxylon polynesicum · collected 1864–2024Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Sideroxylon polynesicum observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-10-17.

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

Cite this specimen

Sideroxylon polynesicum. BISH 425995. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956157627. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/425995.

Record sources