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Phytolacca sandwicensis
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As recorded: Phytolacca sandwicensis Endl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Phytolaccaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 10946
- Date
- June 30, 1935
- Locality
- Waianae Mountains: Honouliuli, near summit of Palikea, on main divide
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 910 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 June 30, 1935, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Antidesma platyphyllum
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Antidesma platyphyllum
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Antidesma platyphyllum
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Bidens torta
Botany
Chenopodium oahuense
Botany
Cocculus orbiculatus
Botany
Coprosma longifolia
Botany
Cyrtandra waianaeensis
Botany
Elaeocarpus bifidus
Botany
Eragrostis grandis
Botany
Eragrostis grandis
Botany
Eugenia reinwardtiana
Botany
Geniostoma waiolani
Botany
Geniostoma waiolani
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua affinis
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Kadua affinis
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Kadua affinis
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Kadua cordata
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Kadua cordata
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Korthalsella complanata
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Phytolacca sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved
2026-08-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Megan LR Steiner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-13
Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-29
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-27
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) alex_teo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Phytolacca sandwicensis. BISH 61542. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956226905. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/61542.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956226905 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026