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Cheirodendron trigynum
ʻŌlapa
As recorded: Cheirodendron trigynum subsp. trigynum
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 419.M
- Date
- September 25, 1917
- Locality
- Honokahau drainage basin, Eke trail to halfway house
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lowry II, P.P.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 25, 1917, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Cheirodendron trigynum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 629 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Waianae, HI, US
(c) emcummings23, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Cheirodendron trigynum. BISH 72480. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956278583. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/72480.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956278583 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
