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Planchonella
ʻĀlaʻa
As recorded: Planchonella Pierre
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Sapotaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 118.MO
- Date
- July 1, 1912
- Locality
- Slopes of Puu Kolekole
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1021, -156.9020 ± 514 m
- Identified by
- Havran, J.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1912, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Planchonella sandwicensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1912. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-03-17.

2025-03-17
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-08
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Planchonella. BISH 69317. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956230063. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/69317.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956230063 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
