Syzygium sandwicense

ʻōhiʻa ha

As recorded: Syzygium sandwicense (A.Gray) Müll.Berol.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 361.L
Date: September 1, 1917
Locality: Lanai
Island: Lānaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

276 Bishop specimens of Syzygium sandwicense · collected 1864–2024Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 1, 1917, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ 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)

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Cite this specimen

Syzygium sandwicense. BISH 59923. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956313179. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/59923.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956313179 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026