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Claoxylon sandwicense
poʻolā
As recorded: Claoxylon sandwicense Müll.Arg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Degener, I.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →
- Collector number
- 28360
- Date
- August 24, 1963
- Locality
- S branch, Kapua Gulch
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 686 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
Collected the same day
On August 24, 1963, Degener, O.; Degener, I. also collected 13 other specimens.
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Myrsine lessertiana
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Panicum nephelophilum
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Panicum nephelophilum
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Peperomia tetraphylla
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Pittosporum confertiflorum
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Syzygium sandwicense
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Claoxylon sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 42 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-12.
2026-06-12
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-11-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Brycen Lagunero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Claoxylon sandwicense. BISH 49367. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956665266. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/49367.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956665266 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026