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Dracaena forbesii
As recorded: Chrysodracon forbesii (O.Deg.) P.L.Lu & Morden
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asparagaceae
- Collected by
- Perlman, S.; Obata, J.John K. Obata →Steven Perlman →
- Collector number
- 6114
- Date
- June 28, 1987
- Locality
- Puu Kaua, Ekahanui gulch, in subgulch on S side of Ekahanui
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 732 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 28, 1987, Perlman, S.; Obata, J. also collected 6 other specimens.
Dracaena forbesii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-02-23.
2025-02-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Matthew Chauvin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-10-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-01-06
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-12-04
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-12-04
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-09-04
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Dracaena forbesii. BISH 617618. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956617430. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/617618.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956617430 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026