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Pittosporum hosmeri
As recorded: Pittosporum hosmeri Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Pittosporaceae
- Collected by
- Cuddihy, L.W.
- Collector number
- 275
- Date
- March 28, 1980
- Locality
- Honaunau Forest, South Kona, near Kealakekua Ranch
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,250 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 March 28, 1980, Cuddihy, L.W. also collected 11 other specimens.
Pittosporum hosmeri observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-07.
2026-09-07
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-29
United States
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-13
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Sam Rickert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Chris Muir, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-31
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pittosporum hosmeri. BISH 429919. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956570580. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/429919.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956570580 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026