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Myrsine pukooensis
As recorded: Myrsine pukooensis (H.Lév.) Hosaka
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 10218
- Date
- July 3, 1932
- Locality
- Mountain southeast of Kahana Bay
- Island
- Oʻahu
- 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
Collected the same day
On July 3, 1932, Degener, O. also collected 9 other specimens.
Myrsine pukooensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. 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 59577. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956549471. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/59577.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956549471 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
