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Guaiacum officinale
As recorded: Guaiacum officinale L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Zygophyllales › Zygophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Judd Jr., A.F.; Bryan Jr., E.H.; Neal, M.C.Edwin Horace Bryan Jr. →Alfred F. Judd Jr →Marie Catherine Neal →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- September 25, 1937
- Locality
- Honolulu, Kamehameha Girls School
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 25, 1937, Judd Jr., A.F.; Bryan Jr., E.H.; Neal, M.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Guaiacum officinale observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-12.

2026-05-12
Oʻahu, Kailua, HI, US
(c) shalynn_smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-20
Kamōkila Blvd, Kapolei, HI, US
(c) beckettthejenks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-12
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Rachel Lynch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-20
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-04
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Stephanie Treat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-10
Waipahu, HI 96797, USA
(c) Nikos Fernandez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Guaiacum officinale. BISH 72349. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956512709. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/72349.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956512709 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
