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Euphorbia celastroides
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As recorded: Euphorbia celastroides var. amplectens Sherff
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Crosby, M.R.; Anderson, W.R.W.G. Anderson {William G. Anderson Jr. →Marshall R. Crosby →
- Collector number
- 1677
- Date
- July 4, 1964
- Locality
- Vicinity of path to Kalaupapa, windswept cliff of north coast of the island
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1833, -157.0000
- Elevation
- 488 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Shun, N.; Kennedy, B.Barbara Kennedy →N. Shun →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 4, 1964, Crosby, M.R.; Anderson, W.R. also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Euphorbia celastroides observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-02-27.
2025-02-27
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Lehua Todero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2006-11-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2003-10-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Euphorbia celastroides. BISH 49504. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956350004. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/49504.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956350004 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026