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Psydrax odoratus
As recorded: Psydrax odoratus (G.Forst.) A.C.Sm. & S.P.Darwin
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.W.; Peterson, B.; Peterson, G.; Mayer, S.S.S. Mayer →S.W. Mill →B. Peterson →G. {George} D. Peterson →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 5234
- Date
- January 16, 1984
- Locality
- 9.0 mi W. of Naalehu Post Office on Hwy. 11
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 16, 1984, Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.W.; Peterson, B.; Peterson, G.; Mayer, S. also collected 7 other specimens.
Psydrax odoratus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 352 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jawbones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Kailua-Kona, Ane Keohokalole Hwy @ UH Hawaiʻi Community College, Pālamanui, Kaiminani, HI 96740, USA
(c) Reef Aniban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) gracegabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) gracegabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Maui, Makawao, HI, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Psydrax odoratus. BISH 460627. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956584176. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/460627.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956584176 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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