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Vaccinium calycinum
ʻōhelo kau lāʻau
As recorded: Vaccinium calycinum Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- September 6, 1909
- Locality
- Ridge of Lehua maka noe
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 6, 1909, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 17 other specimens.
Cyanea hirtella
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Cyanea hirtella
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Geniostoma waialealae
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Geniostoma waialealae
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Geniostoma waialealae
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Geniostoma waialealae
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Kadua foggiana
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Kadua foggiana
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Kadua foggiana
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Lobelia hypoleuca
Botany
Lobelia hypoleuca
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Lobelia hypoleuca
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Lobelia hypoleuca
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Melicope clusiifolia
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Melicope clusiifolia
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Zanthoxylum kauaense
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Vaccinium calycinum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 634 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-07
Pahoa
(c) Bret Hammer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vaccinium calycinum. BISH 48753. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956691302. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/48753.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956691302 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026