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Phyllanthus distichus
As recorded: Phyllanthus distichus Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Phyllanthaceae
- Collected by
- Egler, F.E.
- Collector number
- 37-201
- Date
- July 20, 1937
- Locality
- W Niu gulch
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 320 m
- 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
Collected the same day
On July 20, 1937, Egler, F.E. also collected 17 other specimens.
Alyxia stellata
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Calophyllum inophyllum
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Coffea arabica
Botany
Coffea arabica
Botany
Cyperus brevifolius
Botany
Dioscorea pentaphylla
Botany
Diospyros hillebrandii
Botany
Diospyros sandwicensis
Botany
Doodia kunthiana
Botany
Ficus carica
Botany
Lepisorus thunbergianus
Botany
Morinda citrifolia
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Planchonella
Botany
Polyscias oahuensis
Botany
Senna gaudichaudii
Botany
Xylosma hawaiense
Botany
Phyllanthus distichus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-01-16.
2025-01-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-01-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-26
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Phyllanthus distichus. BISH 50347. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956166035. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/50347.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956166035 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026