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Diospyros sandwicensis
Lama
As recorded: Diospyros sandwicensis (A.DC.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Degener, I.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →
- Collector number
- 27600
- Date
- July 8, 1961
- Locality
- Makai of Kulani Prison
- 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 July 8, 1961, Degener, O.; Degener, I. also collected 14 other specimens.
Arundina graminifolia
Botany
Asteraceae
Botany
Cheirodendron trigynum
Botany
Diospyros sandwicensis
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Dubautia ciliolata
Botany
Fragaria vesca
Botany
Fragaria vesca
Botany
Geranium cuneatum
Botany
Ludwigia palustris
Botany
Magnolia alba
Botany
Polyscias oahuensis
Botany
Scytonema mirabile
Botany
Stenogyne scrophularioides
Botany
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 48112. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956549418. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/48112.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956549418 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026