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Lycium sandwicense

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BISH 69736Botany

Lycium sandwicense

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As recorded: Lycium sandwicense A.Gray

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae

Collected by
Degener, O.
Collector number
7393
Date
April 19, 1928
Locality
Molokai
Island
Molokaʻi
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.1401, -157.0125 ± 31,234 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
114 Bishop specimens of Lycium sandwicense · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On April 19, 1928, Degener, O. also collected 16 other specimens.

Still here: Lycium sandwicense observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-11-10.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Lycium sandwicense. BISH 69736. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956590680. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/69736.

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