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Pittosporum hosmeri
As recorded: Pittosporum hosmeri Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Pittosporaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 3957
- Date
- June 17, 1909
- Locality
- North Kona, Puuwaawaa
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 17, 1909, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 7 other specimens.
Pittosporum hosmeri observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-07.
2026-09-07
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-29
United States
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-13
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Sam Rickert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Chris Muir, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-31
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pittosporum hosmeri. BISH 63249. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956324299. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/63249.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956324299 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026