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Paratrophis pendulina
whalebone tree
As recorded: Paratrophis pendulina (Endl.) E.M.Gardner
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Moraceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 12934
- Date
- January 8, 1933
- Locality
- Kaala, Waianaeuka
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 8, 1933, St.John, H. also collected 15 other specimens.
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Coprosma foliosa
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Elaphoglossum wawrae
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Eragrostis grandis
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Galinsoga parviflora
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Geniostoma waiolani
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Melicope kaalaensis
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Microsorum spectrum
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Neraudia melastomifolia
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Perrottetia sandwicensis
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Phyllostegia lantanoides
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Smilax melastomifolia
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Stachys arvensis
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Paratrophis pendulina observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. 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 58678. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956671464. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/58678.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956671464 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026