Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Planchonella sandwicensis
ʻĀlaʻa
As recorded: Planchonella sandwicensis (A.Gray) Pierre
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Sapotaceae
- Collected by
- Hillebrand, W.B.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Locality
- Oahu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.6000, -157.9000
- Identified by
- Havran, J.C.
- Type status
- Type
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Planchonella sandwicensis observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-08.

2026-09-08
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-09
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-23
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved

2025-06-09
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Planchonella sandwicensis. BISH 582232. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956224773. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/582232.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956224773 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
