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Diospyros hillebrandii
As recorded: Diospyros hillebrandii (Seem.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Ordonez, E.Otto Degener →E. Ordonez →
- Collector number
- 12200
- Date
- August 2, 1938
- Locality
- Kaaawa Gulch (N. of Kaala)
- 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 August 2, 1938, Degener, O.; Ordonez, E. also collected 3 other specimens.
Diospyros hillebrandii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 25 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-24.
2026-09-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-09-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-09-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Diospyros hillebrandii. BISH 48208. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956299762. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/48208.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956299762 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026