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Vaccinium calycinum
ʻōhelo kau lāʻau
As recorded: Vaccinium calycinum Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.; Crivellone, C.F.C.F. Crivellone →Paul K. Higashino →
- Collector number
- 9632
- Date
- May 12, 1981
- Locality
- Waimea, Alakai Swamp
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,366 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 May 12, 1981, Higashino, P.K.; Crivellone, C.F. also collected 21 other specimens.
Vaccinium calycinum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 634 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

2026-10-17
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved

2026-10-07
Pahoa
(c) Bret Hammer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vaccinium calycinum. BISH 463575. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956205970. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/463575.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956205970 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
