Morella faya
faya bayberry
As recorded: Morella faya (Aiton) Wilbur
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fagales › Myricaceae
- Collected by
- Lorence, D.H.; Wood, K.R.; Koske, R.; Gemma, J.J. Gemma →R. Koske →David H. Lorence →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 5588
- Date
- October 4, 1987
- Locality
- Waimea District; Kokii State Park, at turnoff from Highway 550 to Methodist Camp (13.3 miles N. of Waimea); Kopakapa Ridge, from irrigation ditch trail; eucalyptus plantings and koa forest
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,000 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 4, 1987, Lorence, D.H.; Wood, K.R.; Koske, R.; Gemma, J. also collected 2 other specimens.
Morella faya observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 276 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-07.

2026-09-07
Uluhe Way, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-04
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-02
Pahoa
(c) ron_123, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-11
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) emcguirt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-07
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Jakub Gluszek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-27
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Morella faya. BISH 531197. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956488617. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/531197.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956488617 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
