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Lycium sandwicense
'ohelo kai
As recorded: Lycium sandwicense A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Chock, A.K.
- Collector number
- 428
- Date
- February 24, 1952
- Locality
- Lualualei, between Nanakuli and Maile, Farrington Hwy
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 5 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 February 24, 1952, Chock, A.K. also collected 2 other specimens.
Lycium sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1952. 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 69748. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956345421. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/69748.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956345421 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026