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Pittosporum gayanum
As recorded: Pittosporum gayanum Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Pittosporaceae
- Collected by
- Skottsberg, C.J.F.
- Collector number
- 979
- Date
- October 29, 1922
- Locality
- Waimea, Kokee-Mohihi trail
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,100 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 29, 1922, Skottsberg, C.J.F. also collected 14 other specimens.
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Cyanea hirtella
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Deschampsia nubigena
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Euphorbia atrococca
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Lobelia hypoleuca
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Melicope anisata
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Melicope feddei
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Psychotria greenwelliae
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Scaevola glabra
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Symphyogyna semi-involucrata
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Vaccinium calycinum
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Vaccinium dentatum
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Pittosporum gayanum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1922. 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 63121. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956346082. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/63121.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956346082 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026