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Syzygium cumini
Java plum
As recorded: Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Funk, E.J.; Lee, M.A.E.J. Funk →Mary Ann Lee →
- Collector number
- 104
- Date
- April 23, 1990
- Locality
- on the bank above Kava Bay freshwater pond
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 23, 1990, Funk, E.J.; Lee, M.A. also collected 15 other specimens.
Chenopodiastrum murale
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Commelina diffusa
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Digitaria ciliaris
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Digitaria insularis
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Eleusine indica
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Heliotropium curassavicum
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Ipomoea violacea
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Lycium sandwicense
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Megathyrsus maximus
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Melinis repens
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Neonotonia wightii
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Rumex crispus
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Rumex crispus
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Sporobolus virginicus
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Waltheria indica
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Syzygium cumini observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 293 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.
2026-09-20
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-08-28
Alaʻike St, Pearl City, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-25
Waimea Canyon Dr, Lihue, HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-30
Waialua, HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-26
Ocean View, HI, USA
(c) bluesky1995, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-25
Lihue, HI, US
(c) MaxForce, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Syzygium cumini. BISH 576886. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956200124. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/576886.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956200124 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026