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Pisonia sandwicensis
As recorded: Rockia sandwicensis (Hillebr.) Heimerl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.; Meyer, P.Paul K. Higashino →P. Meyer →
- Collector number
- 6068
- Date
- July 5, 1977
- Locality
- SW Mauna Loa
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 786 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 5, 1977, Higashino, P.K.; Meyer, P. also collected 18 other specimens.
Alyxia stellata
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Amauropelta globulifera
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Antidesma platyphyllum
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Cocculus orbiculatus
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Coprosma rhynchocarpa
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Dryopteris fuscoatra
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Elaphoglossum parvisquameum
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Embelia pacifica
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Kadua affinis
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Melicope radiata
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Myrsine lanaiensis
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Peperomia cookiana
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Peperomia leptostachya
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Polyscias hawaiensis
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Psychotria hawaiiensis
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Pteris hillebrandii
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Vandenboschia davallioides
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Xylosma hawaiense
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Pisonia sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-03.
2026-09-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Rebekah Magers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Rebekah Magers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-23
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2022-03-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-01-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pisonia sandwicensis. BISH 431615. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956333409. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/431615.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956333409 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026