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Diospyros sandwicensis
Lama
As recorded: Diospyros sandwicensis (A.DC.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Wiebke, H.Otto Degener →Henry Wiebke →
- Collector number
- 3234
- Date
- June 17, 1926
- Locality
- Northeast of Kipu
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 17, 1926, Degener, O.; Wiebke, H. also collected 6 other specimens.
Diospyros sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 251 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Reef Aniban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Hawaii, US
(c) gracegabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Hawaii, US
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Hawaii, US
(c) gracegabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Reef Aniban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Diospyros sandwicensis. BISH 502634. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956291512. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/502634.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956291512 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026