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Diospyros sandwicensis
Lama
As recorded: Diospyros sandwicensis (A.DC.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 457 H
- Date
- August 1, 1911
- Locality
- Mauna Kea, Waiki
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- 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 August 1, 1911, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Agrostis sandwicensis
Botany
Amauropelta globulifera
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Amauropelta globulifera
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Asteraceae
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Asteraceae
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Asteraceae
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Clermontia montis-loa
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Coleus australis
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Cyrtandra
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Cyrtandra lysiosepala
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Dubautia arborea
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Dubautia arborea
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Dubautia ciliolata
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Erigeron canadensis
Botany
Erigeron canadensis
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Euphorbia olowaluana
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Euphorbia olowaluana
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Fragaria vesca
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Geranium cuneatum
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Geranium cuneatum
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Gesneriaceae
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Gesneriaceae
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Gesneriaceae
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Haplostachys haplostachya
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Diospyros sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1911. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 251 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Reef Aniban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Hawaii, US
(c) gracegabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Hawaii, US
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Hawaii, US
(c) gracegabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Reef Aniban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Diospyros sandwicensis. BISH 48063. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956635805. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/48063.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956635805 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026