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Myoporum sandwicense
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As recorded: Myoporum sandwicense (A.DC.) A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Scrophulariaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.; Webster, G.L.; Wilbur, R.L.R.S. Cowan →Harold St.John →Grady L. Webster →R.L. Wilbur →
- Collector number
- 22391
- Date
- December 26, 1946
- Locality
- Saddle Road, 22 miles up, Waiakea, S Hilo District. Wooded kipuka in 1855 lava flow
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,554 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 26, 1946, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.; Webster, G.L.; Wilbur, R.L. also collected 1 other specimen.
Myoporum sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 766 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.
2026-10-31
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Kahuku, HI, US
(c) Chris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) cwlonie6626, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Charley Young Beach (southbound), Kihei, HI 96753, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myoporum sandwicense. BISH 523829. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956317117. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/523829.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956317117 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026