
Polyscias gymnocarpa
As recorded: Polyscias gymnocarpa (Hillebr.) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.; St.John, H.Edward Yataro Hosaka →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 2561
- Date
- 1941
- Locality
- Kaunala, Kaunala Gulch Pupukea-Paumalu Forest Reserve
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Polyscias gymnocarpa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-03-26.

2023-03-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-10-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-07-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2003-09-04
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
Polyscias gymnocarpa. BISH 448326. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956625715. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/448326.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956625715 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
