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Paratrophis pendulina
whalebone tree
As recorded: Paratrophis pendulina (Endl.) E.M.Gardner
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Moraceae
- Collected by
- Hillebrand, W.B.; Lydgate, J.M.Wilhelm Hillebrand →John Mortimer Lydgate →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Locality
- [Hawaiian Islands; U.S.A.
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Paratrophis pendulina observed alive in Hawaiʻi
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) laura4814, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-12
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-10
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Caroline Wolfe-Merritt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-02
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Paratrophis pendulina. BISH 58638. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956674230. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/58638.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956674230 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
