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Myrsine kauaiensis
As recorded: Myrsine kauaiensis Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- Warshauer, F.R.; McEldowney, P.H.P.H. McEldowney →F.R. Warshauer →
- Collector number
- FRW 3401
- Date
- May 15, 1981
- Locality
- Waimea District. Waimea AHU. Tr. 6(1); Alakai Swamp ca 150m W of trail top up Koaie Gulch; Kokee side
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,256 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 15, 1981, Warshauer, F.R.; McEldowney, P.H. also collected 3 other specimens.
Myrsine kauaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-28.
2025-08-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-01-15
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-10-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myrsine kauaiensis. BISH 465631. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956644430. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/465631.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956644430 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026