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Elaeocarpus bifidus
Kalia
As recorded: Elaeocarpus bifidus Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Oxalidales › Elaeocarpaceae
- Collected by
- Cowan, R.S.
- Collector number
- 957
- Date
- April 25, 1948
- Locality
- Koolau Range, Halawa Ridge 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 April 25, 1948, Cowan, R.S. also collected 16 other specimens.
Carex wahuensis
Botany
Charpentiera ovata
Botany
Dichanthelium koolauense
Botany
Euphorbia clusiifolia
Botany
Kadua munroi
Botany
Melicope wawreana
Botany
Metrosideros rugosa
Botany
Palhinhaea cernua
Botany
Peperomia tetraphylla
Botany
Pittosporum flocculosum
Botany
Pittosporum glabrum
Botany
Polyscias oahuensis
Botany
Polyscias oahuensis
Botany
Syzygium sandwicense
Botany
Viola tracheliifolia
Botany
Viola tracheliifolia
Botany
Elaeocarpus bifidus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 199 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Steffen Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-20
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-16
Kailua, HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Elaeocarpus bifidus. BISH 48331. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956289873. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/48331.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956289873 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026