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Terminalia catappa
As recorded: Terminalia catappa L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Combretaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 10135
- Date
- December 29, 1929
- Locality
- 2 miles N of Heeia
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 December 29, 1929, St.John, H. also collected 9 other specimens.
Terminalia catappa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,151 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
Carlsmith Beach Park, Hilo, HI, US
(c) kathythor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Laie, HI 96762, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Princeville, HI, US
(c) mackregan16, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
(c) memphianexplorer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Olai St, Kapolei, HI, US
(c) staciekca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Princeville, HI, US
(c) wblaustein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Terminalia catappa. BISH 47144. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956266273. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/47144.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956266273 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
