Muntingia calabura
As recorded: Muntingia calabura L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Muntingiaceae
- Collected by
- Wilder, G.P.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- May 1, 1930
- Locality
- Honolulu, 1930 Ualakaa St
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 1, 1930, Wilder, G.P. also collected 8 other specimens.
Muntingia calabura observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-04-19.

2025-04-19
Maui, Kihei, HI, US
(c) northwestfunguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-05
Maui, Haiku, HI, US
(c) earthling_lover, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-05
Maui, Haiku, HI, US
(c) janetperry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-06-18
Kilauea
(c) devino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Muntingia calabura. BISH 48289. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956585318. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/48289.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956585318 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
