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Sapindus oahuensis
lonomea
As recorded: Sapindus oahuensis Hillebr. ex Radlk.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Sapindaceae
- Collected by
- Wilbur, R.L.
- Collector number
- 473
- Date
- February 29, 1948
- Locality
- Waianae Range, N approach to Puu Kaua
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 701 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
Collected the same day
On February 29, 1948, Wilbur, R.L. also collected 10 other specimens.
Sapindus oahuensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 82 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-25
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved

2026-09-16
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-15
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-28
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sapindus oahuensis. BISH 68992. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956312873. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/68992.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956312873 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
