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Diospyros sandwicensis
Lama
As recorded: Diospyros sandwicensis (A.DC.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Pearsall, G.A.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- July 24, 1953
- Locality
- Tantalus, Manoa Cliff Trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- 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 24, 1953, Pearsall, G.A. also collected 20 other specimens.
Artemisia australis
Botany
Bolboschoenus maritimus
Botany
Bolboschoenus maritimus
Botany
Cheirodendron trigynum
Botany
Cyanea angustifolia
Botany
Cyperus polystachyos
Botany
Cyperus polystachyos
Botany
Erigeron karvinskianus
Botany
Erigeron karvinskianus
Botany
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Botany
Geniostoma tinifolium
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Metrosideros macropus
Botany
Oplismenus compositus
Botany
Plantago major
Botany
Rhynchospora sclerioides
Botany
Sacciolepis indica
Botany
Scaevola gaudichaudiana
Botany
Scaevola mollis
Botany
Tectaria gaudichaudii
Botany
Diospyros sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1953. 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 48124. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956389527. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/48124.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956389527 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026