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Polyscias hawaiensis
Hawai'i 'ohe
As recorded: Polyscias hawaiensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 1919
- Date
- 1984
- Locality
- W Maui, Tree growing at Maui Botanical Garden, seed from Pohakupule, West Maui
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Polyscias hawaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-25.
2026-02-25
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-02
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-30
United States
(c) jlrb2022, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-26
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Lehua Todero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-18
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) j_deslippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polyscias hawaiensis. BISH 459469. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956607584. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/459469.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956607584 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026