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Myrsine pukooensis
As recorded: Myrsine pukooensis (H.Lév.) Hosaka
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- Morley, H.
- Collector number
- 18
- Date
- September 24, 1933
- Locality
- ridge S of S Opaeula Gulch, Paalaa, Koolau Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 488 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
Collected the same day
On September 24, 1933, Morley, H. also collected 13 other specimens.
Myrsine pukooensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-01-13.

2023-01-13
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-25
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-11-25
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-01-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-01-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-01-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myrsine pukooensis. BISH 59556. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956397486. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/59556.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956397486 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
