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Pittosporum glabrum
As recorded: Pittosporum glabrum Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Pittosporaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 2250.M
- Date
- May 7, 1920
- Locality
- R side of Olowalu Valley
- Island
- Maui
- 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 May 7, 1920, Forbes, C.N. also collected 22 other specimens.
Pittosporum glabrum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 105 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-20
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-13
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-13
Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Pittosporum glabrum. BISH 63341. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956648986. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/63341.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956648986 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
