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Dracaena aurea
As recorded: Chrysodracon aurea (H.Mann) P.L.Lu & Morden
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asparagaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 3422
- Date
- April 15, 1960
- Locality
- Mts SSW of Moloaa; high above stream on SW side
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 229 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 15, 1960, Stone, B.C. also collected 4 other specimens.
Dracaena aurea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 93 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-13.
2026-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) gmoriondo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Rebekah Magers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-25
Hawaii, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-30
Hawaii, US
(c) thecarboniferous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-05
Hawaii, US
(c) dietri377, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Dracaena aurea. BISH 46370. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956345642. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/46370.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956345642 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026