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Syzygium cumini
As recorded: Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Wilson, K.A.; St.John, H.Harold St.John →Keith D.P. Wilson →
- Collector number
- 238
- Date
- December 31, 1952
- Locality
- Hanakapiai, Holilu Stream
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 107 m
- 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 December 31, 1952, Wilson, K.A.; St.John, H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Syzygium cumini observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 293 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.
2026-09-20
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-08-28
Alaʻike St, Pearl City, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-25
Waimea Canyon Dr, Lihue, HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-30
Waialua, HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-26
Ocean View, HI, USA
(c) bluesky1995, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-25
Lihue, HI, US
(c) MaxForce, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Syzygium cumini. BISH 60559. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956608123. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60559.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956608123 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026