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Elaeodendron orientale
false olive
As recorded: Elaeodendron orientale Jacq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Celastrales › Celastraceae
- Collected by
- Price, J.A.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- December 17, 1942
- Locality
- Honolulu, Univ. of Hawaii, near Colvillea tree
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Elaeodendron orientale observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1942. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-10.

2026-09-10
Maunalaha Trail, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-22
Maunalaha Trail, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-19
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-02-01
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-02-01
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-02-01
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Elaeodendron orientale. BISH 47171. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956135992. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/47171.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956135992 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
