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Polyscias kavaiensis
ʻoheʻohe
As recorded: Polyscias kavaiensis (H.Mann) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Collector number
- 3862
- Date
- May 15, 1988
- Locality
- Honouliuli
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 663 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 15, 1988, Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 12 other specimens.
Polyscias kavaiensis
Botany
Polyscias kavaiensis
Botany
Polyscias kavaiensis
Botany
Polyscias kavaiensis
Botany
Polyscias kavaiensis
Botany
Polyscias kavaiensis
Botany
Polyscias kavaiensis
Botany
Polyscias kavaiensis
Botany
Polyscias kavaiensis
Botany
Polyscias oahuensis
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Polyscias oahuensis
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Polyscias oahuensis
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Polyscias kavaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-25.
2026-08-25
Hawaii, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-29
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
Polyscias kavaiensis. BISH 514814. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956460826. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/514814.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956460826 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026