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Diospyros blancoi
As recorded: Diospyros blancoi A.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Neal, M.C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- March 26, 1940
- Locality
- Honolulu, 1930 Ualakaa St., Mrs. G.P. Wilder's garden
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Staples, G.W.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 26, 1940, Neal, M.C. also collected 6 other specimens.
Diospyros blancoi observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-07.

2026-03-07
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-02-19
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-02-19
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-02-19
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-02-01
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-02-01
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Diospyros blancoi. BISH 641663. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956349858. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/641663.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956349858 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
