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Diospyros sandwicensis
Lama
As recorded: Diospyros sandwicensis (A.DC.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.; Duker, K.K.W. Duker →F. Raymond Fosberg →
- Collector number
- 9047
- Date
- November 25, 1932
- Locality
- Head of Makua Valley, Waianae Mts. Makua
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 500 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 November 25, 1932, Fosberg, F.R.; Duker, K. also collected 14 other specimens.
Asplenium musifolium
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Canavalia galeata
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Charpentiera obovata
Botany
Diospyros hillebrandii
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Diospyros hillebrandii
Botany
Diospyros sandwicensis
Botany
Doodia kunthiana
Botany
Korthalsella cylindrica
Botany
Korthalsella remyana
Botany
Peperomia leptostachya
Botany
Pittosporum flocculosum
Botany
Pityrogramma austroamericana
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Sapindus oahuensis
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Tectaria gaudichaudii
Botany
Diospyros sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. 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 48131. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956505770. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/48131.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956505770 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026