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Planchonella sandwicensis
As recorded: Planchonella sandwicensis (A.Gray) Pierre
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Sapotaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 22007
- Date
- March 1, 1952
- Locality
- Maunalei
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 March 1, 1952, Degener, O. also collected 11 other specimens.
Planchonella sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 64 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-17.

2026-09-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-08
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-25
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-09
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Planchonella sandwicensis. BISH 69183. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956276929. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/69183.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956276929 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
