Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Macadamia tetraphylla
Rough-shell Queensland Nut
As recorded: Macadamia tetraphylla L.A.S.Johnson
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Proteales › Proteaceae
- Collected by
- Staples, G.W.; Medbury, J.S.J.S. Medbury →George W. Staples III →
- Collector number
- 850
- Date
- July 13, 1992
- Locality
- Honolulu, Makiki area. On the grounds of The Contemporary Museum, 2411 Makiki Heights Drive
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 13, 1992, Staples, G.W.; Medbury, J.S. also collected 10 other specimens.
Macadamia tetraphylla observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-05.

2026-04-05
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-08
Makiki Valley Trail, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Connor M, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-01
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2025-09-20
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Alex Kinsella, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-13
Nutridge St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-12
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Macadamia tetraphylla. BISH 624326. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956670309. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/624326.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956670309 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
