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Vaccinium dentatum
As recorded: Vaccinium dentatum Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Degener, I.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →
- Collector number
- 30112
- Date
- August 19, 1963
- Locality
- Kapohaku
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8188, -156.8855 ± 789 m
- Elevation
- 762 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 19, 1963, Degener, O.; Degener, I. also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Vaccinium dentatum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-05-18.

2026-05-18
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) emcguirt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-13
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-27
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vaccinium dentatum. BISH 48890. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956298519. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/48890.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956298519 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
