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Dracaena rockii
As recorded: Chrysodracon auwahiensis (H.St.John) P.L.Lu & Morden
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asparagaceae
- Collected by
- Gagné, W.C.
- Collector number
- 662
- Date
- January 25, 1973
- Locality
- Waiakuilani Gulch
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.0800, -156.8979 ± 2,958 m
- Elevation
- 825 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On January 25, 1973, Gagné, W.C. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Dracaena rockii 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 2025-04-15.

2025-04-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-28
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2010-12-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2010-12-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dracaena rockii. BISH 494598. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956322602. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/494598.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956322602 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
