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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
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
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.

2025-10-17
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-15
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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
- GBIF occurrence 5956157627 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
