Euphorbia celastroides
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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 3008
- Date
- August 7, 1980
- Locality
- Kawela ahupuaa, upper part of Pelekunu Valley; Puu Hoi Ridge, Tr 25(1)
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1301, -156.8826 ± 941 m
- Elevation
- 610 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 7, 1980, Warshauer, F.R.; McEldowney, P.H. also collected 19 other specimens.
Alyxia stellata
Botany
Artemisia australis
Botany
Diospyros sandwicensis
Botany
Dryopteris unidentata
Botany
Euphorbia celastroides
Botany
Euphorbia celastroides
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Lysimachia remyi
Botany
Melicope molokaiensis
Botany
Peperomia sandwicensis
Botany
Peperomia tetraphylla
Botany
Phytolacca icosandra
Botany
Psychotria kaduana
Botany
Psychotria mariniana
Botany
Syzygium sandwicense
Botany
Vaccinium dentatum
Botany
Wikstroemia forbesii
Botany
Wikstroemia oahuensis
Botany
Xylosma hawaiense
Botany
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 465722. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956249174. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/465722.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956249174 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026