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Euphorbia celastroides
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As recorded: Euphorbia celastroides var. amplectens Sherff
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 8054
- Date
- June 20, 1928
- Locality
- West side of Halawa Valley
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1539, -156.7549 ± 2,474 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 June 20, 1928, Degener, O. also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Euphorbia celastroides observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-10-08.
2025-10-08
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) hickeldypickleldy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2025-03-10
Maui, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) mikekintgen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Euphorbia celastroides. BISH 49590. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956396374. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/49590.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956396374 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026