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Euphorbia olowaluana
As recorded: Euphorbia olowaluana Sherff
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Murashige, T.Otto Degener →T. Murashige →
- Collector number
- 19799
- Date
- August 7, 1949
- Locality
- East of Paupau, Lahaina
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 975 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 7, 1949, Degener, O.; Murashige, T. also collected 13 other specimens.
Euphorbia olowaluana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-12.

2026-08-12
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-25
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-07-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-06-09
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-04-28
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Saxony Charlot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Euphorbia olowaluana. BISH 508122. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956367099. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/508122.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956367099 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
