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Pritchardia hillebrandii
Molokai Fan Palm
As recorded: Pritchardia hillebrandii Becc.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.; Wood, S.Kenneth R. Wood →S.L. Wood →
- Collector number
- 210
- Date
- May 3, 1989
- Locality
- Waimea District; Hanapepe; Church at 1960 Kona Rd.; cultivated row of 9 trees
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 12 m
- Identified by
- Read, R.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pritchardia hillebrandii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-07-29.

2022-07-29
Hawaii, US
(c) kylegoode, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-05-18
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2016-08-27
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2009-12-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-10-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-10-15
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
Pritchardia hillebrandii. BISH 633813. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956394496. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/633813.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956394496 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
