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Pittosporum gayanum
As recorded: Pittosporum gayanum Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Pittosporaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.; Paquin, D.D. Paquin →Wayne N. Takeuchi →
- Collector number
- Alakai 39a
- Date
- October 16, 1982
- Locality
- Trailside, enroute to the 1st bog from the Alakai Swamp traihead
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,146 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 October 16, 1982, Takeuchi, W.N.; Paquin, D. also collected 4 other specimens.
Pittosporum gayanum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-02
Hawaii, US
(c) bcfranta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-26
Hawaii, US
(c) brxtn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-26
Hawaii, US
(c) cnewfield, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pittosporum gayanum. BISH 452337. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956185912. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/452337.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956185912 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
