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Vaccinium calycinum
ʻōhelo kau lāʻau
As recorded: Vaccinium calycinum Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 12658
- Date
- December 28, 1935
- Locality
- Head of Kumuwela Ridge
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,150 m
- 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 28, 1935, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 15 other specimens.
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Coprosma foliosa
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Coprosma kauensis
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Coprosma kauensis
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Cyrtandra longifolia
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Embelia pacifica
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Kadua cordata
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Korthalsella platycaula
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Psychotria hexandra
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Richardia brasiliensis
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Santalum freycinetianum
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Stenogyne purpurea
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Stenogyne purpurea
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Xylosma hawaiense
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Vaccinium calycinum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1935. 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 48843. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956652183. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/48843.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956652183 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026