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Euphorbia celastroides
As recorded: Euphorbia celastroides var. laehiensis O.Deg., I.Deg. & Sherff
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Degener, I.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →
- Collector number
- 28369
- Date
- July 17, 1963
- Locality
- Keomuku Highway, along
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8708, -156.9054 ± 501 m
- Elevation
- 396 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 17, 1963, Degener, O.; Degener, I. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Euphorbia celastroides observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-24.

2026-06-24
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) Kona Dancil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-18
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Madeleine W, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-27
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) Kona Dancil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-27
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-10
Lanai City, HI 96763, USA
(c) Peter Scott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Euphorbia celastroides. BISH 49573. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956171449. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/49573.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956171449 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
