
Lycium sandwicense
'ohelo kai
As recorded: Lycium sandwicense A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- van Royen, P.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- June 3, 1968
- Locality
- Kaena Point
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 3, 1968, van Royen, P. also collected 16 other specimens.
Lycium sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1968. 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 715540. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956285832. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/715540.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956285832 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
