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Erythrina sandwicensis
As recorded: Erythrina sandwicensis O.Deg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Neill, D.
- Collector number
- 5236
- Date
- May 31, 1982
- Locality
- Waipao Valley, 4 mi N of Kekaha
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 244 m
- 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
Erythrina sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 332 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22
Kailua-Kona, Ane Keohokalole Hwy @ UH Hawaiʻi Community College, Pālamanui, Kaiminani, HI 96740, USA
(c) Reef Aniban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Kailua-Kona, Ane Keohokalole Hwy @ UH Hawaiʻi Community College, Pālamanui, Kaiminani, HI 96740, USA
(c) Reef Aniban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
University of Hawai'i - Hawaiʻi Community College - Pālamanui
(c) Reef Aniban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Erythrina sandwicensis. BISH 487753. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956349369. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/487753.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956349369 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
