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Embelia pacifica
As recorded: Embelia pacifica Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.; Holt, R.A.Paul K. Higashino →Alan Holt →
- Collector number
- 9494
- Date
- August 16, 1980
- Locality
- W Maui, Lahaina District, West Forest Reserve, Lahaina, Honokahua, Puu Kukui trail
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.9192, -156.5974 ± 501 m
- Elevation
- 1,186 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 16, 1980, Higashino, P.K.; Holt, R.A. also collected 8 other specimens.
Still here: Embelia pacifica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-03-20.
2025-03-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-02-04
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-25
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Embelia pacifica. BISH 465643. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956385209. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/465643.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956385209 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026