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Myrsine sandwicensis
kōlea lau li‘i
As recorded: Myrsine sandwicensis A.DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 2942
- Date
- June 24, 1959
- Locality
- Puna, Kalapana trail
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 579 m
- 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 June 24, 1959, Stone, B.C. also collected 17 other specimens.
Cibotium glaucum
Botany
Cocculus orbiculatus
Botany
Cocculus orbiculatus
Botany
Coprosma menziesii
Botany
Coprosma menziesii
Botany
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Botany
Isachne distichophylla
Botany
Isachne distichophylla
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Pittosporum confertiflorum
Botany
Santalum paniculatum
Botany
Santalum paniculatum
Botany
Santalum paniculatum
Botany
Santalum paniculatum
Botany
Wikstroemia sandwicensis
Botany
Myrsine sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 151 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-25
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-23
Kula
(c) dsgruner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-13
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myrsine sandwicensis. BISH 696702. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956419720. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/696702.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956419720 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026