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Vaccinium calycinum
ʻōhelo kau lāʻau
As recorded: Vaccinium calycinum Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Munro, G.C.
- Collector number
- 276
- Date
- December 26, 1913
- Locality
- Lanaihale
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- 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. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 26, 1913, Munro, G.C. also collected 15 other specimens.
Vaccinium calycinum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1913. 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 48840. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956604681. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/48840.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956604681 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
