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Harrisia
Applecactuses
As recorded: Harrisia Britton
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Cactaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, J.; Cory, C.C. Cory →Joel Q.C. Lau →
- Collector number
- 2033
- Date
- February 24, 1986
- Locality
- Aiea, 98-851 Iliee St., residence of William and Peggy Jones
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Leuenberger, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 24, 1986, Lau, J.; Cory, C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Harrisia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-23.

2025-12-23
Kapili Rd, Poʻipū, HI, US
(c) Eric Wrubel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-21
Kekupua St + Anapalau St, Honolulu, HI 96825, USA
(c) Maxxum Fioriti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-01
Kauaʻi, Koloa, HI, US
(c) leberth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-11
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Sean Greene, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-29
East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-17
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Emmett Magnus Kearns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Harrisia. BISH 502365. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956141543. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/502365.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956141543 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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