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Sideroxylon persimile
As recorded: Sideroxylon persimile (Hemsl.) T.D.Penn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Sapotaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 2729
- Date
- February 16, 1987
- Locality
- East Maui, planted as an ornamental along Baldwin avenue and on the Maunaolu campus
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sideroxylon persimile observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-26.
2025-12-26
Nuuanu - Punchbowl, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-11-05
Pearl City, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-10-29
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved
2025-07-02
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-05-22
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-01-20
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Sideroxylon persimile. BISH 572434. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956448282. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/572434.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956448282 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026