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Polyscias hawaiensis
Hawai'i 'ohe
As recorded: Polyscias hawaiensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Clarke, G.
- Collector number
- 560
- Date
- January 22, 1981
- Locality
- Malama Ki Forest Reserve, Puna District
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 186 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 22, 1981, Clarke, G. also collected 9 other specimens.
Polyscias hawaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-25.

2026-02-25
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-02
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-30
United States
(c) jlrb2022, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-26
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Lehua Todero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-18
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) j_deslippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polyscias hawaiensis. BISH 443794. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956312087. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/443794.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956312087 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
