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Pittosporum glabrum
As recorded: Pittosporum glabrum Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Pittosporaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 9540
- Date
- May 14, 1933
- Locality
- Waikane-Schofield Trail Divide between Kahana and Waianaeuka
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 740 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 May 14, 1933, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 17 other specimens.
Pittosporum glabrum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 105 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-20
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-13
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-13
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Pittosporum glabrum. BISH 63086. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956350071. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/63086.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956350071 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
