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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
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.

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 63369. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956230037. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/63369.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956230037 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
