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Lycium sandwicense
'ohelo kai
As recorded: Lycium sandwicense A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 12795
- Date
- January 4, 1936
- Locality
- Between Lumahai and Hanalei Valleys
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 4, 1936, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 9 other specimens.
Lycium sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 253 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.
2026-10-02
United States
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-23
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Hawaii, US
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lycium sandwicense. BISH 69730. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956470947. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/69730.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956470947 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026