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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.
- Collector number
- 2412.O
- Date
- January 30, 1917
- Locality
- ridge, Palolo to Waialae Iki
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 30, 1917, Forbes, C.N. also collected 10 other specimens.
Syzygium sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1917. 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 59922. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956226900. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/59922.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956226900 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026