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Syzygium sandwicense
ʻōhiʻa ha
As recorded: Syzygium sandwicense (A.Gray) Müll.Berol.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.; Thompson, C.Charles N. Forbes →Chester Thompson →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- May 8, 1909
- Locality
- Koolau Mts., Punaluu to Kaipaupau
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 8, 1909, Forbes, C.N.; Thompson, C. also collected 13 other specimens.
Astelia menziesiana
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Clermontia oblongifolia
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Cyrtandra lessoniana
Botany
Ilex anomala
Botany
Kadua cordata
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Peperomia ellipticibacca
Botany
Peperomia latifolia
Botany
Peperomia macraeana
Botany
Scaevola mollis
Botany
Vaccinium dentatum
Botany
Syzygium sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 260 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) sophiaann04, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Steffen Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
no rights reserved
2026-07-20
Pihea Trail, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Syzygium sandwicense. BISH 59909. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956148793. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/59909.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956148793 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026