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Paratrophis pendulina
whalebone tree
As recorded: Paratrophis pendulina (Endl.) E.M.Gardner
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Moraceae
- Collected by
- Skottsberg, C.J.F.
- Collector number
- 681
- Date
- September 26, 1922
- Locality
- Puuwaawaa
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 660 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 26, 1922, Skottsberg, C.J.F. also collected 13 other specimens.
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Erythrina sandwicensis
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Euphorbia olowaluana
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Melicope hawaiensis
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Myrsine lanaiensis
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Osteomeles anthyllidifolia
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Planchonella spathulata
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Polyscias sandwicensis
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Rumex giganteus
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Santalum paniculatum
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Sophora chrysophylla
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Xylosma hawaiense
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Paratrophis pendulina observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1922. 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 58650. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956512642. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/58650.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956512642 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026