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Polyscias oahuensis
As recorded: Polyscias oahuensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C.Lucy May Cranwell →Olof H. Selling →Carl Skottsberg →
- Collector number
- 2675
- Date
- July 26, 1938
- Locality
- West Maui, Honokahua headwaters near Nakalalua
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,400 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Type status
- Isolectotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 26, 1938, Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C. also collected 18 other specimens.
Clermontia arborescens
Botany
Clermontia grandiflora
Botany
Clermontia grandiflora
Botany
Clermontia micrantha
Botany
Cyanea macrostegia
Botany
Deschampsia nubigena
Botany
Dichanthelium hillebrandianum
Botany
Distichophyllum paradoxum
Botany
Eragrostis grandis
Botany
Geniostoma hedyosmifolium
Botany
Helodeaster maviensis
Botany
Hymenophyllum recurvum
Botany
Peltigera dolichorhiza
Botany
Plantago pachyphylla
Botany
Plantago pachyphylla
Botany
Rhynchospora chinensis
Botany
Sadleria souleyetiana
Botany
Vaccinium reticulatum
Botany
Polyscias oahuensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 104 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) laura4814, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polyscias oahuensis. BISH 443636. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956411457. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/443636.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956411457 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026