Casuarina equisetifolia
Beach Sheoak
As recorded: Casuarina equisetifolia L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fagales › Casuarinaceae
- Collected by
- Clarke, G.; Corn, C.; Char, W.P.W.P. Char →G. Clarke →C. Corn →
- Collector number
- 216 ESP
- Date
- April 25, 1980
- Locality
- Salt marsh ironwood, longleaf ironwood, southwest of Lua Makika
- Island
- Kahoʻolawe
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 427 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 25, 1980, Clarke, G.; Corn, C.; Char, W.P. also collected 5 other specimens.
Casuarina equisetifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,210 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
Hā’ena, HI, US
(c) dvanlare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Kapaa, HI, US
(c) dvanlare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Princeville, HI, US
(c) mackregan16, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Keanae Rd, Haiku, HI, US
(c) Nicole O, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Apapane Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Lóa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Kamehameha Hwy + Opp Kawailoa Dr, Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA
(c) oldbayhiker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Casuarina equisetifolia. BISH 429851. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956157638. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/429851.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956157638 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
