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Syzygium cumini
As recorded: Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Clarke, G.
- Collector number
- 79.26
- Date
- May 5, 1979
- Locality
- within Halepuaa Forest Reserve in the Puna District
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.5167, -154.8500
- Identified by
- Herrmann, S.
- 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: Syzygium cumini observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-12-18.

2025-12-18
Pahoa Kalapana Rd, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) widdysmart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-11
Hawaiʻi, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) havefungus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-28
Hawaiʻi, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) overseeing-owl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-02-17
Hawaiʻi, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) budhabhatti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-12-26
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Syzygium cumini. BISH 656739. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956432824. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/656739.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956432824 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
