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Pittosporum confertiflorum
As recorded: Pittosporum confertiflorum A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Pittosporaceae
- Collected by
- Pearsall, G.A.
- Collector number
- 528
- Date
- October 16, 1960
- Locality
- Pupukea trail, Kahuku, Koolau Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 492 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 October 16, 1960, Pearsall, G.A. also collected 1 other specimen.
Pittosporum confertiflorum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-18
Hawaii, US
(c) pidg1n, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Gwyn Scoville, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pittosporum confertiflorum. BISH 62943. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956556272. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/62943.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956556272 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
