Morella faya
faya bayberry
As recorded: Morella faya (Aiton) Wilbur
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fagales › Myricaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 13090
- Date
- May 3, 1936
- Locality
- Waianae Mountains, Pohakea Pass, Halona Valley
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4308, -158.0926 ± 209 m
- Elevation
- 580 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 3, 1936, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 8 other specimens.
Still here: Morella faya observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1936. 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 58920. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956581728. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/58920.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956581728 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026