Polyscias waialealae
As recorded: Polyscias waialealae (Rock) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 164.K
- Date
- 1909
- Locality
- Power Line Trail from Lihue
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Polyscias waialealae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-29.
2026-06-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Samuel Bosio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Eric, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-08-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-12-26
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Polyscias waialealae. BISH 488738. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956422238. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/488738.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956422238 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026