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Myoporum sandwicense
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As recorded: Myoporum sandwicense (A.DC.) A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Scrophulariaceae
- Collected by
- Webster, G.L.; Gankin, R.; Herbst, D.R.R. Gankin →Derral R. Herbst →Grady L. Webster →
- Collector number
- 14009
- Date
- June 29, 1968
- Locality
- Puuwaawaa, ~16 mi NE of Kailua, near E edge of Kaupulehu lava flow
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 579 m
- Identified by
- Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 29, 1968, Webster, G.L.; Gankin, R.; Herbst, D.R. also collected 13 other specimens.
Myoporum sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 765 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

2026-10-17
Kahuku, HI, US
(c) Chris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) cwlonie6626, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Charley Young Beach (southbound), Kihei, HI 96753, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) reymond_miyajima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myoporum sandwicense. BISH 717323. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956455660. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/717323.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956455660 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
