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Pisonia sandwicensis
As recorded: Rockia sandwicensis (Hillebr.) Heimerl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae
- Collected by
- Nagata, K.M.
- Collector number
- 1363
- Date
- July 27, 1976
- Locality
- W Pahole Gulch, Waianae Mts., Waialua
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 549 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 27, 1976, Nagata, K.M. also collected 9 other specimens.
Pisonia sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1976. 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 440849. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956390439. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/440849.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956390439 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026