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Myrsine sandwicensis
kōlea lau li‘i
As recorded: Myrsine sandwicensis A.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Park, K.K.Otto Degener →King George V. Nat. Park →
- Collector number
- 10128
- Date
- July 7, 1935
- Locality
- E ridge, Kaipapau Valley
- 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 7, 1935, Degener, O.; Park, K.K. also collected 7 other specimens.
Myrsine sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 151 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-25
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-23
Kula
(c) dsgruner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-13
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Myrsine sandwicensis. BISH 59644. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956465618. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/59644.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956465618 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026