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Rauvolfia sandwicensis
Hao
As recorded: Rauvolfia sandwicensis A.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Welton, P.; Haus, B.Bill Haus →P. Welton →
- Collector number
- 598
- Date
- December 4, 1991
- Locality
- Kapuna - releve #23
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 686 m
- Identified by
- Welton, P.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 4, 1991, Welton, P.; Haus, B. also collected 1 other specimen.
Rauvolfia sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 58 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)

2026-10-06
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Rebekah Magers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rauvolfia sandwicensis. BISH 631784. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956152282. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/631784.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956152282 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
