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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
- 1874.M
- Date
- March 6, 1920
- Locality
- East Maui, S Haleakala
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 6, 1920, Forbes, C.N. also collected 19 other specimens.
Cheirodendron trigynum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 628 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

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

2026-10-03
Anolani St, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Steffen Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cheirodendron trigynum. BISH 72568. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956226958. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/72568.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956226958 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
