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Myrsine sandwicensis
kōlea lau li‘i
As recorded: Myrsine sandwicensis A.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- Krauss, N.L.H.
- Collector number
- 1133
- Date
- April 27, 1967
- Locality
- W Maui, Lahaina District, Kaulalewelewe
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.9345, -156.6165 ± 1,209 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 27, 1967, Krauss, N.L.H. also collected 5 other specimens.
Still here: Myrsine sandwicensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-03-20.

2025-03-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-03-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-09-23
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-21
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 sandwicensis. BISH 59592. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956389930. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/59592.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956389930 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
