
Xylosma crenata
sawtooth logwood
As recorded: Xylosma crenata (H.St.John) H.St.John
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Salicaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 8
- Date
- 1968
- Locality
- Banks of Mohihi stream in the fringes of Alakai swamp
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- 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. →
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Xylosma crenata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-03-31.

2024-03-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-12-11
Hawaii, US
(c) embrines, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-10-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-07-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Xylosma crenata. BISH 487694. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956315026. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/487694.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956315026 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
