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Pritchardia kaalae
As recorded: Pritchardia kaalae Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 17250
- Date
- July 12, 1928
- Locality
- Makaleha Valley
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 366 m
- Identified by
- Read, R.W.
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pritchardia kaalae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-05.
2026-10-05
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-05
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2025-07-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Damon Tighe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-14
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-11
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Emmett Magnus Kearns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-01
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pritchardia kaalae. BISH 499513. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956374856. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/499513.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956374856 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026