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Diospyros sandwicensis
As recorded: Diospyros sandwicensis (A.DC.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Hatheway, W.H.; Silva, K.Otto Degener →W.H. Hatheway →K. Silva →
- Collector number
- 20983
- Date
- October 22, 1950
- Locality
- NNE of Puu Hapapa summit
- 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 October 22, 1950, Degener, O.; Hatheway, W.H.; Silva, K. also collected 2 other specimens.
Diospyros sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 252 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Hawaii, US
(c) solid_souther, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
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Cite this specimen
Diospyros sandwicensis. BISH 48175. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956167328. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/48175.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956167328 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026