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Myrsine lanaiensis

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Myrsine lanaiensis

As recorded: Myrsine lanaiensis Hillebr.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 164.L
Date: June 1, 1913
Locality: West Lanai
Island: Lānaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 20.8281, -156.9864 ± 11,854 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

235 Bishop specimens of Myrsine lanaiensis · collected 1909–2024Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Myrsine lanaiensis observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1913. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-10-02.

Myrsine lanaiensis observed 2025-10-02

2025-10-02

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Myrsine lanaiensis observed 2025-03-20

2025-03-20

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Lehua Todero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Myrsine lanaiensis observed 2025-01-09

2025-01-09

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Myrsine lanaiensis observed 2025-01-09

2025-01-09

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Myrsine lanaiensis. BISH 59158. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956568305. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/59158.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956568305 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026