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Vaccinium reticulatum
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As recorded: Vaccinium reticulatum Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 20382
- Date
- September 3, 1949
- Locality
- N of Hale Pohaku, summit of Mauna Kea
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.7959, -155.4593 ± 14 m
- Elevation
- 3,658 m
- 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On September 3, 1949, Degener, O. also collected 8 other specimens.
Still here: Vaccinium reticulatum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 355 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Kaulana Manu Native Bird and Plant Sanctuary Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Chris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-13
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) reymond_miyajima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vaccinium reticulatum. BISH 48672. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956601047. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/48672.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956601047 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026