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Persea americana
Avocado
As recorded: Persea americana Mill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Lauraceae
- Collected by
- Cuddihy, L.W.; State ESP teamL.W. Cuddihy →State ESP team →
- Collector number
- 122
- Date
- January 10, 1980
- Locality
- Keauhou Ranch, Kau district, beside Puu oo road
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.4167, -155.2667
- Elevation
- 1,231 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On January 10, 1980, Cuddihy, L.W.; State ESP team also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Persea americana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 31 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-27.
2026-07-27
Nāpau Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-26
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-09
Kīpukapuaulu Trail, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-08
Mountain View
(c) kucapce, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-02
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-02
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Persea americana. BISH 656425. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956407233. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/656425.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956407233 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026