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Sapindus oahuensis
As recorded: Sapindus oahuensis Hillebr. ex Radlk.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Sapindaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1579.O
- Date
- April 12, 1910
- Locality
- Wailupe Valley
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3017, -157.7559 ± 2,894 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 12, 1910, Forbes, C.N. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Sapindus oahuensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1910. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-28.

2026-07-28
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-17
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved

2026-03-11
Hawaii, US
(c) treeguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Madee Moran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Gwyn Scoville, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-27
Hawaii, US
(c) jstallsworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sapindus oahuensis. BISH 68953. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956389976. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/68953.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956389976 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
