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Punica granatum
pomegranate
As recorded: Punica granatum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Lythraceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.; Flynn, T.; Wier, D.; Wier, G.Timothy Flynn →S.W. Mill →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →D.G. Wier →G. Wier →
- Collector number
- 4999
- Date
- August 27, 1983
- Locality
- Jeep road to Kanaele Swamp (Wahiawa Bog), between bog and Alexander Reservoir
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 595 m
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 27, 1983, Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.; Flynn, T.; Wier, D.; Wier, G. also collected 1 other specimen.
Punica granatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-28.
2026-05-28
Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
(c) Matthew Gilbert Koons, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
2026-04-24
Kupuna St, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) Halle Furnish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-16
Kalaoa
(c) SabrinaW13, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-14
Hawaiʻi, Honaunau, HI, US
(c) Ghillerson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Punica granatum. BISH 453239. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956411484. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/453239.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956411484 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026