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Pisonia
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As recorded: Pisonia L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae
- Collected by
- Stemmermann, R.L.; Montgomery, S.Steven L. Montgomery →R.L. Stemmermann →
- Collector number
- RLS 3915
- Date
- July 15, 1979
- Locality
- Kamiloloa AHU. Tr 3(36); Kaulahuki, along jeep road
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 869 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 15, 1979, Stemmermann, R.L.; Montgomery, S. also collected 11 other specimens.
Pisonia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 185 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-29
Aiea, HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pisonia. BISH 463272. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956535979. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/463272.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956535979 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
