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Smilax melastomifolia
Hoi kuahiwi
As recorded: Smilax melastomifolia Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Liliales › Smilacaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.; Obata, J.John K. Obata →Wayne N. Takeuchi →
- Collector number
- Waianae 48a
- Date
- February 4, 1984
- Locality
- Kanehoa crestline
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 823 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 February 4, 1984, Takeuchi, W.N.; Obata, J. also collected 20 other specimens.
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Coprosma foliosa
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Cyrtandra garnotiana
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Cyrtandra garnotiana
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Cyrtandra garnotiana
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Cyrtandra garnotiana
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Deparia petersenii
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Kadua affinis
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Marattia douglasii
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Myrsine lessertiana
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Myrsine lessertiana
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Myrsine lessertiana
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Panicum nephelophilum
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Peperomia macraeana
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Selaginella arbuscula
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Smilax melastomifolia
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Smilax melastomifolia
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Smilax melastomifolia
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Smilax melastomifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 467 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)
2026-10-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Steffen Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-13
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Smilax melastomifolia. BISH 452700. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956456182. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/452700.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956456182 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026