Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Polyscias sandwicensis
As recorded: Polyscias sandwicensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Rozett, D.
- Collector number
- GC#3
- Date
- January 8, 1982
- Locality
- Mauka of Napoopoo Road, 1/2 - 3/4 makai of junction of Napoopoo Rd and Middle Keei Rd. 1/4 mi above Kona Coffee Mill
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 8, 1982, Rozett, D. also collected 1 other specimen.
Polyscias sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 41 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-24.
2026-04-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-02
Hawaii, US
(c) mikekintgen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-17
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-13
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) mmuth154, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polyscias sandwicensis. BISH 440777. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956317378. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/440777.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956317378 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026