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Erythrina sandwicensis
Wiliwili
As recorded: Erythrina sandwicensis O.Deg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Munro, G.C.
- Collector number
- 99
- Date
- September 14, 1913
- Locality
- Paomai
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8852, -156.9569 ± 8,564 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On September 14, 1913, Munro, G.C. also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Erythrina sandwicensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1913. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-29.

2026-06-29
Kaunakakai, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-05-18
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) Kona Dancil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-12
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Madeleine W, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-04
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Lehua Todero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-21
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) Brycen Lagunero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-07
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) j_deslippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Erythrina sandwicensis. BISH 55479. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956471916. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/55479.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956471916 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
