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Notelaea
Olopua
As recorded: Notelaea Vent.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Oleaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Hosaka, E.Y.Edward Yataro Hosaka →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 20148
- Date
- February 9, 1941
- Locality
- Kaunala Gulch, Koolau Mts., Kahuku FR
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 305 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 9, 1941, St.John, H.; Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Nestegis sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 280 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-07.

2026-10-07
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-18
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) David Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-15
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-02
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Notelaea. BISH 702347. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956269955. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/702347.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956269955 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
