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BISH 49985Botany

Euphorbia celastroides

As recorded: Euphorbia celastroides var. amplectens Sherff

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae

Collected by: Rock, J.F.C.
Collector number: s.n.
Date: August 1, 1918
Locality: W Maui, Honokahau Valley
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Record type: Preserved specimen

564 Bishop specimens of Euphorbia celastroides · collected 1848–2024Species page ›

Euphorbia celastroides observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1918. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 191 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-28.

Euphorbia celastroides observed 2026-08-28

2026-08-28

Kilauea Lighthouse Trail, Kilauea, HI, US

(c) tom91011, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Euphorbia celastroides observed 2026-08-28

2026-08-28

Kauai County, US-HI, US

(c) tom91011, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Euphorbia celastroides observed 2026-08-27

2026-08-27

Hawaii, US

(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Euphorbia celastroides observed 2026-08-03

2026-08-03

Kauai County, US-HI, US

(c) Jakub Gluszek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Euphorbia celastroides observed 2026-08-01

2026-08-01

Olowalu, HI 96761, USA

(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Euphorbia celastroides observed 2026-06-26

2026-06-26

Kilauea, HI 96754, USA

no rights reserved

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Cite this specimen

Euphorbia celastroides. BISH 49985. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956366008. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/49985.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956366008 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026