Morella faya
faya bayberry
As recorded: Morella faya (Aiton) Wilbur
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fagales › Myricaceae
- Collected by
- Chock, A.K.
- Collector number
- 894
- Date
- August 10, 1953
- Locality
- Waimea, Na Pali-Kona Forest Reserve, dMalua Popoki trail
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,067 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 10, 1953, Chock, A.K. also collected 9 other specimens.
Morella faya observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 276 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-07.
2026-09-07
Uluhe Way, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-02
Pahoa
(c) ron_123, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-11
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) emcguirt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-07
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Jakub Gluszek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-27
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Morella faya. BISH 58907. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956364613. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/58907.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956364613 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026