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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
- December 1, 1919
- Locality
- Makaleha Valley
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 366 m
- Identified by
- Read, R.W.
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 1, 1919, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 21 other specimens.
Pritchardia kaalae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1919. 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 499517. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956322340. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/499517.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956322340 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
