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Pittosporum gayanum
As recorded: Pittosporum gayanum Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Pittosporaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 258 K
- Date
- August 1, 1909
- Locality
- Wahiawa
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 August 1, 1909, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Pittosporum gayanum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-02
Hawaii, US
(c) bcfranta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-26
Hawaii, US
(c) brxtn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-26
Hawaii, US
(c) cnewfield, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pittosporum gayanum. BISH 63118. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956316050. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/63118.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956316050 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
