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Diospyros sandwicensis
As recorded: Diospyros sandwicensis (A.DC.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 10141
- Date
- August 31, 1933
- Locality
- Volcano Road near Naalehu
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 200 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 August 31, 1933, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 12 other specimens.
Bidens pilosa
Botany
Cocculus orbiculatus
Botany
Coprosma ernodeoides
Botany
Coprosma ernodeoides
Botany
Doryopteris subdecipiens
Botany
Erythrina sandwicensis
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Botany
Lophospermum erubescens
Botany
Nototrichium sandwicense
Botany
Pellaea ternifolia
Botany
Psydrax odoratus
Botany
Vaccinium reticulatum
Botany
Diospyros sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. 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 48067. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956653608. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/48067.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956653608 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026