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Vaccinium reticulatum
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As recorded: Vaccinium reticulatum Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.
- Collector number
- 6223
- Date
- July 21, 1977
- Locality
- Southwest flank of Mauna Loa, in a Kipuka, in the Ahupuaa of Manuka
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,402 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 July 21, 1977, Higashino, P.K. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Cardamine hirsuta
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Carex wahuensis
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Carex wahuensis
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Cerastium holosteoides
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Cocculus orbiculatus
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Coprosma ernodeoides
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Coprosma ernodeoides
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Coprosma rhynchocarpa
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Deschampsia nubigena
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Dryopteris fuscoatra
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Dubautia scabra
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Erechtites valerianifolius
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Lepisorus thunbergianus
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Luzula hawaiiensis
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Lycopodium venustulum
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Machaerina angustifolia
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Microlaena stipoides
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Microlepia setosa
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Morelotia gahniiformis
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Vaccinium reticulatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,894 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.
2026-10-31
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-31
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-29
Pahoa
(c) Hannah Sarver, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Kaulana Manu Native Bird and Plant Sanctuary Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Chris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Leleiwi Overlook Trail, Kula, HI, US
(c) Makaela K., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vaccinium reticulatum. BISH 431160. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956297502. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/431160.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956297502 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026