Planchonella sandwicensis
ʻĀlaʻa
As recorded: Planchonella sandwicensis (A.Gray) Pierre
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Sapotaceae
- Collected by
- Munro, G.C.
- Collector number
- 392
- Date
- February 12, 1915
- Locality
- Auhi, Ulupalahua
- 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 February 12, 1915, Munro, G.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Alphitonia ponderosa
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Alyxia stellata
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Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
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Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
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Ceodes brunoniana
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Ceodes brunoniana
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Ceodes brunoniana
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Charpentiera obovata
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Cheirodendron trigynum
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Claoxylon sandwicense
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Coprosma ernodeoides
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Coprosma ernodeoides
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Eragrostis leptophylla
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Melicope
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Melicope volcanica
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Myrsine lessertiana
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Myrsine lessertiana
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Paratrophis pendulina
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Paratrophis pendulina
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Pellaea ternifolia
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Pellaea ternifolia
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Pipturus albidus
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Planchonella sandwicensis
Botany
Planchonella sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1915. 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 69307. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956366101. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/69307.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956366101 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026