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Vaccinium dentatum
As recorded: Vaccinium dentatum Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Gillespie, J.W.
- Collector number
- 1055
- Date
- July 4, 1927
- Locality
- Waianae Mts, E Puu Kana
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 244 m
- 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 July 4, 1927, Gillespie, J.W. also collected 5 other specimens.
Vaccinium dentatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 339 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-29
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Poamoho Trail, Haleiwa, HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Vaccinium dentatum. BISH 443670. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956213803. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/443670.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956213803 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026