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Euphorbia celastroides
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As recorded: Euphorbia celastroides var. hanapepensis Sherff
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Perlman, S.
- Collector number
- 9
- Date
- April 12, 1978
- Locality
- Limahuli Valley, southwest end
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 473 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 12, 1978, Perlman, S. also collected 7 other specimens.
Euphorbia celastroides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 191 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-28.

2026-08-28
Kilauea Lighthouse Trail, Kilauea, HI, US
(c) tom91011, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-28
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) tom91011, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-27
Hawaii, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-03
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Jakub Gluszek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01
Olowalu, HI 96761, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-26
Kilauea, HI 96754, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Euphorbia celastroides. BISH 622554. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956153317. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/622554.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956153317 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
