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Persea
As recorded: Persea Mill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Lauraceae
- Collected by
- Lau, J.
- Collector number
- 3006
- Date
- December 16, 1986
- Locality
- Wahiawa Botanic Garden
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- van der Werff, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 16, 1986, Lau, J. also collected 15 other specimens.
Persea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 542 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Victoria Rieger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-26
Wailuku River State Park, Hilo, HI, US
(c) yeahtoadally, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

2026-08-03
Princeville, HI, US
(c) Marc AuMarc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

2026-07-27
Nāpau Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Persea. BISH 534765. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956443020. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/534765.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956443020 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
