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Planchonella
ʻĀlaʻa
As recorded: Planchonella Pierre
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Sapotaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 6154
- Date
- March 22, 1910
- Locality
- Mapulou [sp?]
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Havran, J.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 22, 1910, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 15 other specimens.
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. BISH 69280. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956490988. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/69280.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956490988 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
