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Euphorbia celastroides
As recorded: Euphorbia celastroides var. amplectens Sherff
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Warshauer, F.R.; McEldowney, P.H.P.H. McEldowney →F.R. Warshauer →
- Collector number
- FRW 3022
- Date
- August 7, 1980
- Locality
- Kawela ahupuaa; upper part of Pelekunu Valley on Puu Hoi Ridge; Tr 5(2/3)
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1301, -156.8826 ± 941 m
- Elevation
- 610 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Shun, N.; Kennedy, B.Barbara Kennedy →N. Shun →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 7, 1980, Warshauer, F.R.; McEldowney, P.H. also collected 19 other specimens.
Still here: Euphorbia celastroides 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 2026-03-18.

2026-03-18
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Madeleine W, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-15
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-27
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Lehua Todero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Euphorbia celastroides. BISH 465716. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956301188. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/465716.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956301188 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
