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Myrsine linearifolia in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) David Andreas de Rivera Tønnessen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Andreas de Rivera Tønnessen
BISH 59538Botany

Myrsine linearifolia

As recorded: Myrsine linearifolia Hosaka

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae

Collected by
Beardsley, J.W.
Collector number
Collector Number: 6
Date
1959
Locality
Kokee
Island
Kauaʻi
Region
Hawaii, United States
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
59 Bishop specimens of Myrsine linearifolia · collected 1911–2022Species page ›

Myrsine linearifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 61 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-28.

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

Cite this specimen

Myrsine linearifolia. BISH 59538. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956480732. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/59538.

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