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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
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.

2025-11-10
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) NEcology, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-05-17
Hawaii, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-05-17
Hawaii, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-10-17
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2006-11-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956590680 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
