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Euphorbia celastroides
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As recorded: Euphorbia celastroides var. stokesii (C.N.Forbes) Sherff
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 14014
- Date
- April 1, 1918
- Locality
- Moomomi sands
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 1, 1918, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Euphorbia celastroides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1918. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 191 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-28.

2026-08-28
Kilauea Lighthouse Trail, Kilauea, HI, US
(c) tom91011, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-28
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) tom91011, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-27
Hawaii, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-03
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Jakub Gluszek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01
Olowalu, HI 96761, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-26
Kilauea, HI 96754, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Euphorbia celastroides. BISH 507704. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956170018. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/507704.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956170018 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
