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Myrsine sandwicensis
kōlea lau li‘i
As recorded: Myrsine sandwicensis A.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- Kuykendall, J.R.
- Collector number
- 80
- Date
- February 21, 1943
- Locality
- Koolau Mts., Manoa-Palolo ridge
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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
Collected the same day
On February 21, 1943, Kuykendall, J.R. also collected 7 other specimens.
Myrsine sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1943. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 151 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-25
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-23
Kula
(c) dsgruner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-13
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Myrsine sandwicensis. BISH 469918. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956234567. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/469918.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956234567 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026