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Polyscias oahuensis
As recorded: Polyscias oahuensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Warshauer, F.R.
- Collector number
- FRW 1267
- Date
- July 28, 1977
- Locality
- Puna District: Olaa AHU.: Tr 30(73); E slope of Mauna Loa; Upper Olaa Forest Reserve
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,183 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 28, 1977, Warshauer, F.R. also collected 10 other specimens.
Polyscias oahuensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 104 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) laura4814, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Polyscias oahuensis. BISH 468088. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956583870. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/468088.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956583870 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026