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Dracaena sanderiana
Lucky Bamboo
As recorded: Dracaena sanderiana Mast.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asparagaceae
- Collected by
- Staples, G.W.; Hume, L.L.M. Hume →George W. Staples III →
- Collector number
- 495
- Date
- August 28, 1989
- Locality
- Kalaheo District; Honua Farms, the garden of Madelene Emerick
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Dracaena sanderiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-01.

2026-06-01
Peepee Falls St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-21
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-23
Pepeekeo, HI 96783, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-13
Hawaiian Acres, HI, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-14
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-09-14
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) birdsflowersying, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dracaena sanderiana. BISH 546469. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956346719. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/546469.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956346719 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
