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Pisonia sandwicensis
As recorded: Rockia sandwicensis (Hillebr.) Heimerl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 344 H
- Date
- July 23, 1911
- Locality
- below Honomolui, Kona
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 23, 1911, Forbes, C.N. also collected 5 other specimens.
Pisonia sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1911. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-03.
2026-09-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Rebekah Magers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Rebekah Magers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-23
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2022-03-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-01-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pisonia sandwicensis. BISH 60871. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956674240. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/60871.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956674240 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026