Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Vaccinium calycinum
ʻōhelo kau lāʻau
As recorded: Vaccinium calycinum Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- Harrison, B.
- Collector number
- 480
- Date
- September 23, 1973
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, Hana Forest Reserve, N rim of Kipahulu
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7302, -156.1127 ± 1,020 m
- Elevation
- 1,966 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 September 23, 1973, Harrison, B. also collected 15 other specimens.
Asteraceae
Botany
Asteraceae
Botany
Calamagrostis expansa
Botany
Calamagrostis expansa
Botany
Calamagrostis expansa
Botany
Dubautia waianapanapaensis
Botany
Dubautia waianapanapaensis
Botany
Geniostoma venosum
Botany
Lysimachia remyi
Botany
Oreobolus furcatus
Botany
Oreobolus furcatus
Botany
Peperomia globulanthera
Botany
Peperomia membranacea
Botany
Rubus macraei
Botany
Vaccinium reticulatum
Botany
Still here: Vaccinium calycinum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-09-22.
2025-09-22
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-08
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-22
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-22
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) Liam Ehrman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-04-09
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2022-10-26
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vaccinium calycinum. BISH 490370. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956322589. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/490370.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956322589 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026