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Pittosporum kauaiense

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BISH 63369Botany

Pittosporum kauaiense

As recorded: Pittosporum kauaiense Hillebr.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Pittosporaceae

Collected by
Rock, J.F.C.
Collector number
5803
Date
September 30, 1909
Locality
Olokele
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
67 Bishop specimens of Pittosporum kauaiense · collected 1895–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 30, 1909, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 14 other specimens.

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.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Pittosporum kauaiense. BISH 63369. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956230037. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/63369.

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