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Erythrina sandwicensis
Wiliwili
As recorded: Erythrina sandwicensis O.Deg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 9041
- Date
- November 25, 1932
- Locality
- head of Makua Valley
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 450 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 25, 1932, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 1 other specimen.
Erythrina sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 332 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Kailua-Kona, Ane Keohokalole Hwy @ UH Hawaiʻi Community College, Pālamanui, Kaiminani, HI 96740, USA
(c) Reef Aniban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Kailua-Kona, Ane Keohokalole Hwy @ UH Hawaiʻi Community College, Pālamanui, Kaiminani, HI 96740, USA
(c) Reef Aniban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
University of Hawai'i - Hawaiʻi Community College - Pālamanui
(c) Reef Aniban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Erythrina sandwicensis. BISH 55471. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956271367. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/55471.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956271367 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026