Morella faya
As recorded: Morella faya (Aiton) Wilbur
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fagales › Myricaceae
- Collected by
- Ford
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- June 15, 1957
- Locality
- Waianae Mountains, Pohakea Pass, Halona Valley
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4307, -158.0971 ± 1,437 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Morella faya observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-09-09.

2025-09-09
Waipahu, HI 96797, USA
(c) Caroline Wolfe-Merritt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-01
Waianae, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-19
Kapolei, HI 96707, USA
no rights reserved

2023-07-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-07-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2020-11-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Morella faya. BISH 58908. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956271389. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/58908.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956271389 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
