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Pittosporum
As recorded: Pittosporum Gaertn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Pittosporaceae
- Collected by
- Stemmermann, R.L.; Montgomery, S.Steven L. Montgomery →R.L. Stemmermann →
- Collector number
- RLS 3836
- Date
- June 14, 1979
- Locality
- N Hilo DISTR. Humuula AHU. Tr 92(39); Mauna Loa & Mauna Kea saddle btwn Powerline Rd & Mauna Loa Obsv. Rd
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,103 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 14, 1979, Stemmermann, R.L.; Montgomery, S. also collected 1 other specimen.
Pittosporum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 230 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-20
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pittosporum. BISH 468234. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956366989. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/468234.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956366989 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
