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Euphorbia celastroides
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As recorded: Euphorbia celastroides var. amplectens Sherff
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1775.M
- Date
- December 9, 1919
- Locality
- Kaapahu
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Shun, N.; Kennedy, B.Barbara Kennedy →N. Shun →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 9, 1919, Forbes, C.N. also collected 10 other specimens.
Euphorbia celastroides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1919. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 191 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-28.
2026-08-28
Kilauea Lighthouse Trail, Kilauea, HI, US
(c) tom91011, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-28
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) tom91011, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-27
Hawaii, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Jakub Gluszek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Olowalu, HI 96761, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-26
Kilauea, HI 96754, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Euphorbia celastroides. BISH 49545. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956176642. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/49545.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956176642 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026