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Pittosporum hosmeri
As recorded: Pittosporum hosmeri Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Pittosporaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 286.H
- Date
- June 29, 1911
- Locality
- Kona; Kealapuali
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- 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 June 29, 1911, Forbes, C.N. also collected 14 other specimens.
Pittosporum hosmeri observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1911. 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 63265. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956635875. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/63265.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956635875 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
