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Myrsine sandwicensis
kōlea lau li‘i
As recorded: Myrsine sandwicensis A.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 852
- Date
- July 19, 1980
- Locality
- Waikamoi
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,280 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 July 19, 1980, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 10 other specimens.
Myrsine sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 151 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-25
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-23
Kula
(c) dsgruner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-13
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myrsine sandwicensis. BISH 459917. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956403437. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/459917.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956403437 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026