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Claoxylon sandwicense
As recorded: Claoxylon sandwicense Müll.Arg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 1196
- Date
- August 10, 1968
- Locality
- W rim, Kalalau Valley, Kokee
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,158 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 August 10, 1968, Herbst, D.R. also collected 13 other specimens.
Claoxylon sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 42 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-12.

2026-06-12
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-11-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Brycen Lagunero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Claoxylon sandwicense. BISH 457518. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956426155. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/457518.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956426155 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
