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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
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 12578
- Date
- May 6, 1915
- Locality
- Kamalo Road. Sealevel
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 6, 1915, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 14 other specimens.
Myoporum sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1915. 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 58748. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956268657. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/58748.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956268657 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
