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Carica papaya
Papaya
As recorded: Carica papaya L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Brassicales › Caricaceae
- Collected by
- Clarke, G.
- Collector number
- 79.259
- Date
- May 5, 1979
- Locality
- lower part of Halepuaa Forest Reserve in the Puna District
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.5333, -154.8667
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 5, 1979, Clarke, G. also collected 7 other specimens.
Still here: Carica papaya observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-06.
2026-10-06
Kamāʻili Rd, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) pimfeld57, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Kamāʻili Rd, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) pimfeld57, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-10
Keaau
(c) bloeses, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-06
United States
(c) yerbasanta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-31
Island of Hawaiʻi, Pāhoa, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-02-15
Hawaiʻi, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Steve Gustafson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carica papaya. BISH 656134. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956167079. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/656134.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956167079 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026