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Vaccinium dentatum
As recorded: Vaccinium dentatum Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 9721
- Date
- August 6, 1933
- Locality
- Kipapa Gulch, Waipio
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 860 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 6, 1933, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 12 other specimens.
Vaccinium dentatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. 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 426707. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956374038. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/426707.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956374038 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026