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Polyscias hawaiensis
Hawai'i 'ohe
As recorded: Polyscias hawaiensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 8386
- Date
- June 1, 1910
- Locality
- Kohala, Awini
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 1, 1910, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acacia koa
Botany
Adenostemma viscosum
Botany
Alphitonia ponderosa
Botany
Asplenium peruvianum
Botany
Astelia menziesiana
Botany
Asteraceae
Botany
Asteraceae
Botany
Asteraceae
Botany
Batis maritima
Botany
Bidens hillebrandiana
Botany
Bidens menziesii
Botany
Bidens menziesii
Botany
Bidens menziesii
Botany
Bidens menziesii
Botany
Bromus diandrus
Botany
Bromus diandrus
Botany
Carex uncinata
Botany
Carex wahuensis
Botany
Ceodes brunoniana
Botany
Cerastium holosteoides
Botany
Cheirodendron trigynum
Botany
Clermontia calophylla
Botany
Clermontia calophylla
Botany
Clermontia parviflora
Botany
Polyscias hawaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1910. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-25.
2026-02-25
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-02
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-30
United States
(c) jlrb2022, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-26
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Lehua Todero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-18
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) j_deslippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polyscias hawaiensis. BISH 488650. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956341999. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/488650.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956341999 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026