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Diospyros sandwicensis
Lama
As recorded: Diospyros sandwicensis (A.DC.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 41730
- Date
- March 24, 1961
- Locality
- Kaupulehu FR, N Kona
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 640 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 March 24, 1961, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 15 other specimens.
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Cocculus orbiculatus
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Cocculus orbiculatus
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Coprosma montana
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Coprosma montana
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Coprosma montana
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Cyperus hillebrandii
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Delairea odorata
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Diospyros sandwicensis
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Diospyros sandwicensis
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Korthalsella remyana
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Nototrichium sandwicense
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Osteomeles anthyllidifolia
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Psydrax odoratus
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Xylosma hawaiense
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Diospyros sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1961. 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 48083. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956224937. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/48083.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956224937 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026