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Pittosporum glabrum
As recorded: Pittosporum glabrum Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Pittosporaceae
- Collected by
- Heller, A.A.
- Collector number
- 2783
- Date
- September 2, 1895
- Locality
- Kaholuamanoa, above Waimea
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 2, 1895, Heller, A.A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Pittosporum glabrum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1895. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 105 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-20
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-13
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-13
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Pittosporum glabrum. BISH 573124. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956141929. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/573124.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956141929 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
