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Euphorbia celastroides
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As recorded: Euphorbia celastroides var. celastroides
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 27285
- Date
- November 22, 1960
- Locality
- Polihale, near Barking Sands
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Shun, N.; Kennedy, B.Barbara Kennedy →N. Shun →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Euphorbia celastroides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1960. 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
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Euphorbia celastroides. BISH 49619. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956298523. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/49619.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956298523 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
