Casuarina equisetifolia
Beach Sheoak
As recorded: Casuarina equisetifolia L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fagales › Casuarinaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Takeuchi, W.N.Derral R. Herbst →Wayne N. Takeuchi →
- Collector number
- 6379
- Date
- June 29, 1980
- Locality
- Sand Island
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 June 29, 1980, Herbst, D.R.; Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 24+ 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 432661. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956655673. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/432661.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956655673 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
