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Pittosporum gayanum
As recorded: Pittosporum gayanum Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Pittosporaceae
- Collected by
- Lorence, D.H.; Flynn, T.; Telfer, T.Timothy Flynn →David H. Lorence →T.C. Telfer →
- Collector number
- 6032
- Date
- June 17, 1989
- Locality
- Hanelai Dist.; Namolokama Mt., summit plateau
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,314 m
- Identified by
- Appleby, W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pittosporum gayanum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-02
Hawaii, US
(c) bcfranta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-26
Hawaii, US
(c) brxtn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-26
Hawaii, US
(c) cnewfield, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pittosporum gayanum. BISH 600740. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956547762. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/600740.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956547762 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
