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Rauvolfia sandwicensis
As recorded: Rauvolfia sandwicensis A.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 23.Mo
- Date
- June 1, 1912
- Locality
- Settlement Trail
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 1, 1912, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Anthoxanthum odoratum
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Artemisia australis
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Asplenium lobulatum
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Asplenium lobulatum
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Asplenium macraei
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Asteraceae
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Atriplex semibaccata
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Bobea sandwicensis
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Ceodes brunoniana
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Chenopodium oahuense
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Claoxylon sandwicense
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Clermontia kakeana
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Cocculus orbiculatus
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Coprosma foliosa
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Coprosma ternata
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Corynocarpus laevigatus
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Corynocarpus laevigatus
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Rauvolfia sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1912. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 58 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.
2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-06
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Rebekah Magers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rauvolfia sandwicensis. BISH 500705. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956170264. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/500705.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956170264 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026