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Claoxylon sandwicense
poʻolā
As recorded: Claoxylon sandwicense Müll.Arg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Skottsberg, C.J.F.
- Collector number
- 683
- Date
- September 26, 1922
- Locality
- N Kona, Puuwaawaa
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 September 26, 1922, Skottsberg, C.J.F. also collected 13 other specimens.
Clermontia clermontioides
Botany
Erythrina sandwicensis
Botany
Euphorbia olowaluana
Botany
Melicope hawaiensis
Botany
Myrsine lanaiensis
Botany
Osteomeles anthyllidifolia
Botany
Paratrophis pendulina
Botany
Planchonella spathulata
Botany
Polyscias sandwicensis
Botany
Rumex giganteus
Botany
Santalum paniculatum
Botany
Sophora chrysophylla
Botany
Xylosma hawaiense
Botany
Claoxylon sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1922. 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 49372. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956608071. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/49372.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956608071 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026