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Diospyros sandwicensis
Lama
As recorded: Diospyros sandwicensis (A.DC.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 2886
- Date
- June 20, 1959
- Locality
- Puna, between Queen's Bath and turnoff to Kamoamoa
- 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 June 20, 1959, Stone, B.C. also collected 16 other specimens.
Bulbostylis capillaris
Botany
Cyperus brevifolius
Botany
Diospyros sandwicensis
Botany
Fimbristylis cymosa
Botany
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Botany
Lantana camara
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Microsorum grossum
Botany
Nicotiana tabacum
Botany
Pluchea carolinensis
Botany
Portulaca oleracea
Botany
Portulaca oleracea
Botany
Portulaca pilosa
Botany
Psidium guajava
Botany
Wikstroemia sandwicensis
Botany
Wikstroemia sandwicensis
Botany
Diospyros sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1959. 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 48078. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956315978. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/48078.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956315978 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026