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Pittosporum kauaiense
As recorded: Pittosporum kauaiense Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Pittosporaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.; Dole, C.; Deveill, E.E.S.K. Deveill →C.S. Dole →Charles N. Forbes →
- Collector number
- 77.K
- Date
- July 19, 1909
- Locality
- Kalalau Trail
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- 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 July 19, 1909, Forbes, C.N.; Dole, C.; Deveill, E. also collected 1 other specimen.
Pittosporum kauaiense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-05.

2025-12-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-10
Hawaii, US
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2011-03-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pittosporum kauaiense. BISH 63359. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956366072. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/63359.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956366072 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
