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Vaccinium calycinum

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BISH 48847Botany

Vaccinium calycinum

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As recorded: Vaccinium calycinum Sm.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae

Collected by: Selling, O.
Collector number: 3568
Date: September 25, 1938
Locality: Waianae Mts., slope of Kaala
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
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

308 Bishop specimens of Vaccinium calycinum · collected 1792–2026Species page ›

Vaccinium calycinum observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 634 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

Vaccinium calycinum observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Waialua, HI 96791, USA

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

Vaccinium calycinum observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

Hilo, HI 96720, USA

no rights reserved

Vaccinium calycinum observed 2026-10-07

2026-10-07

Pahoa

(c) Bret Hammer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Vaccinium calycinum observed 2026-10-04

2026-10-04

Kamuela, HI, US

(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Vaccinium calycinum observed 2026-10-02

2026-10-02

Hilo, HI 96720, USA

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

Vaccinium calycinum observed 2026-10-02

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 48847. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956663619. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/48847.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956663619 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026