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Myrsine sandwicensis

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BISH 647349Botany

Myrsine sandwicensis

kōlea lau li‘i

As recorded: Myrsine sandwicensis A.DC.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae

Collected by: Welton, P.
Collector number: 1232
Date: August 25, 1991
Locality: W Maui, Lahaina District, Lihau
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 20.8515, -156.5991 ± 815 m
Elevation: 1,067 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

233 Bishop specimens of Myrsine sandwicensis · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Myrsine sandwicensis observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-03-20.

Myrsine sandwicensis observed 2025-03-20

2025-03-20

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Myrsine sandwicensis observed 2025-03-20

2025-03-20

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Myrsine sandwicensis observed 2024-09-23

2024-09-23

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Myrsine sandwicensis observed 2024-05-21

2024-05-21

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Myrsine sandwicensis. BISH 647349. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956141707. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/647349.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956141707 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026