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Pisonia sandwicensis
As recorded: Rockia sandwicensis (Hillebr.) Heimerl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 21529
- Date
- January 5, 1952
- Locality
- West of Keopaweo, Nawiliwili
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 5, 1952, Degener, O. also collected 16 other specimens.
Acacia koa
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Acacia koa
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Bidens sandvicensis
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Carex wahuensis
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Cylindrocolea kiaeri
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Cylindrocolea kiaeri
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Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Gahnia aspera
Botany
Gahnia beecheyi
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Machaerina mariscoides
Botany
Pisonia sandwicensis
Botany
Sida fallax
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Sida fallax
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Talipariti tiliaceum
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Wikstroemia oahuensis
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Wikstroemia oahuensis
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Pisonia sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-03.
2026-09-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Rebekah Magers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Rebekah Magers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-23
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2022-03-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-01-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pisonia sandwicensis. BISH 505917. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956606288. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/505917.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956606288 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026