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Tabernaemontana litoralis
milky way tree
As recorded: Stemmadenia litoralis (Kunth) L.Allorge
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Krajina, V.J.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- April 30, 1962
- Locality
- Honolulu; Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Leeuwenberg, A.J.M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 30, 1962, Krajina, V.J. also collected 6 other specimens.
Tabernaemontana litoralis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-12.
2026-03-12
Haleiwa, HI, US
(c) treeguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Flower Spider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-26
Haleiwa, HI, US
(c) surendrabarshikar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-12
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-08-04
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) brittanykeiko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-25
Koolauloa, Hauula, HI, USA
(c) J.R. Kuethe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tabernaemontana litoralis. BISH 484519. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956249240. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/484519.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956249240 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026