Planchonella sandwicensis
ʻĀlaʻa
As recorded: Planchonella sandwicensis (A.Gray) Pierre
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Sapotaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 8670
- Date
- November 1, 1910
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, Auwahi
- Island
- Maui
- 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 November 1, 1910, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Alphitonia ponderosa
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Alphitonia ponderosa
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Alphitonia ponderosa
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Antidesma pulvinatum
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Antidesma pulvinatum
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Artemisia mauiensis
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Artemisia mauiensis
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Artemisia mauiensis
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Artemisia mauiensis
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Capparis spinosa
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Cinchona pubescens
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Claoxylon sandwicense
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Cocculus orbiculatus
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Cocculus orbiculatus
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Cocculus orbiculatus
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Cyperus hillebrandii
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Cyrtandra platyphylla
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Diospyros sandwicensis
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Diospyros sandwicensis
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Diospyros sandwicensis
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Dubautia linearis
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Dubautia linearis
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Dubautia linearis
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Euphorbia celastroides
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Planchonella sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1910. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Planchonella sandwicensis. BISH 69237. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956536259. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/69237.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956536259 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026