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Myoporum sandwicense
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As recorded: Myoporum sandwicense (A.DC.) A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Scrophulariaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 12650
- Date
- December 28, 1935
- Locality
- S.E. side Kumuwela Ridge above Waimea Canyon
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,100 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 28, 1935, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 15 other specimens.
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Cyrtandra longifolia
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Embelia pacifica
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Kadua cordata
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Korthalsella platycaula
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Psychotria hexandra
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Richardia brasiliensis
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Santalum freycinetianum
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Stenogyne purpurea
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Vaccinium calycinum
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Xylosma hawaiense
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Myoporum sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 765 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Kahuku, HI, US
(c) Chris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) cwlonie6626, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Charley Young Beach (southbound), Kihei, HI 96753, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) reymond_miyajima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myoporum sandwicense. BISH 58709. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956397483. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/58709.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956397483 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026