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Vaccinium dentatum

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BISH 48788Botany

Vaccinium dentatum

As recorded: Vaccinium dentatum Sm.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae

Collected by: Munro, G.C.
Collector number: s.n.
Date: June 5, 1916
Locality: Molokai
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.1401, -157.0125 ± 31,234 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

315 Bishop specimens of Vaccinium dentatum · collected 1845–2024Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Vaccinium dentatum observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1916. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-04-14.

Vaccinium dentatum observed 2025-04-14

2025-04-14

Hawaii, US

(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Vaccinium dentatum observed 2025-03-12

2025-03-12

Molokaʻi, Kaunakakai, HI, US

(c) dryrunner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Vaccinium dentatum observed 2024-09-14

2024-09-14

Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Koʻolau, HI, US

(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Vaccinium dentatum observed 2024-06-27

2024-06-27

Hawaii, US

(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Vaccinium dentatum observed 2024-06-25

2024-06-25

Hawaii, US

(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Vaccinium dentatum observed 2022-12-28

2022-12-28

Hawaii, US

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Vaccinium dentatum. BISH 48788. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956455286. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/48788.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956455286 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026