Muntingia calabura
calabur tree
As recorded: Muntingia calabura L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Muntingiaceae
- Collected by
- Kerr, M.
- Collector number
- 53 O
- Date
- July 20, 1946
- Locality
- Tantalus, Makiki side
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 20, 1946, Kerr, M. also collected 3 other specimens.
Muntingia calabura observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-04-19.

2025-04-19
Maui, Kihei, HI, US
(c) northwestfunguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-05
Maui, Haiku, HI, US
(c) earthling_lover, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-05
Maui, Haiku, HI, US
(c) janetperry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-06-18
Kilauea
(c) devino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Muntingia calabura. BISH 449251. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956600071. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/449251.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956600071 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
