Diospyros sandwicensis
Lama
As recorded: Diospyros sandwicensis (A.DC.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 14004
- Date
- May 21, 1918
- Locality
- Makaua [sp?]
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- 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 May 21, 1918, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 15 other specimens.
Diospyros sandwicensis
Botany
Euphorbia skottsbergii
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Euphorbia skottsbergii
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Haplostachys bryanii
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Haplostachys bryanii
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Haplostachys bryanii
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Haplostachys bryanii
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Hibiscus brackenridgei
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Hibiscus brackenridgei
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Hibiscus brackenridgei
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Lipochaeta degeneri
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Lipochaeta degeneri
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Lipochaeta rockii
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Panicum xerophilum
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Panicum xerophilum
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Diospyros sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1918. 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 48088. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956365317. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/48088.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956365317 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026