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Rauvolfia sandwicensis
As recorded: Rauvolfia sandwicensis A.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Funk, E.J.; Funk, L.E.J. Funk →L. Funk →
- Collector number
- L.L.L.8
- Date
- October 30, 1994
- Locality
- East Maui, Lualailua Quad
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.6234, -156.2653 ± 7,096 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On October 30, 1994, Funk, E.J.; Funk, L. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Rauvolfia sandwicensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1994. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-02.

2026-03-02
Hawaii, US
(c) mikekintgen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-02
Hawaii, US
(c) mikekintgen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-17
Hawaii, US
(c) trebien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-29
Hawaii, US
(c) genh20, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-12-24
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved

2023-12-24
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rauvolfia sandwicensis. BISH 639507. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956491214. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/639507.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956491214 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
