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Syzygium cumini

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BISH 506839Botany

Syzygium cumini

As recorded: Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae

Collected by: Howard, R.A.
Collector number: 20170
Date: October 20, 1985
Locality: Wailua Game Reserve
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
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

104 Bishop specimens of Syzygium cumini · collected 1890–2015Species page ›

Syzygium cumini observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 293 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.

Syzygium cumini observed 2026-09-20

2026-09-20

Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA

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Syzygium cumini observed 2026-08-28

2026-08-28

Alaʻike St, Pearl City, HI, US

(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Syzygium cumini observed 2026-08-25

2026-08-25

Waimea Canyon Dr, Lihue, HI, US

(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Syzygium cumini observed 2026-07-30

2026-07-30

Waialua, HI, US

(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Syzygium cumini observed 2026-07-26

2026-07-26

Ocean View, HI, USA

(c) bluesky1995, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Syzygium cumini observed 2026-06-25

2026-06-25

Lihue, HI, US

(c) MaxForce, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Syzygium cumini. BISH 506839. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956233164. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/506839.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956233164 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026