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Erythrina sandwicensis
Wiliwili
As recorded: Erythrina sandwicensis O.Deg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Skottsberg, C.J.F.
- Collector number
- 132
- Date
- September 26, 1922
- Locality
- Puuwaawaa
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 660 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 September 26, 1922, Skottsberg, C.J.F. also collected 13 other specimens.
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Myrsine lanaiensis
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Osteomeles anthyllidifolia
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Paratrophis pendulina
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Planchonella spathulata
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Polyscias sandwicensis
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Rumex giganteus
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Santalum paniculatum
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Sophora chrysophylla
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Xylosma hawaiense
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Erythrina sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1922. 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 55475. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956297186. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/55475.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956297186 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026