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Polyscias sandwicensis
As recorded: Polyscias sandwicensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 438
- Date
- August 9, 1911
- Locality
- Slopes of Mauna Loa [Kau Desert]
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 9, 1911, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Astelia menziesiana
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Cheirodendron trigynum
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Cheirodendron trigynum
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Coprosma cymosa
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Coprosma rhynchocarpa
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Cyanea floribunda
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Cyanea floribunda
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Cyanea floribunda
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Cyanea floribunda
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Deschampsia nubigena
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Deschampsia nubigena
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Dubautia scabra
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Embelia pacifica
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Eragrostis grandis
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Eragrostis grandis
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Gesneriaceae
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Ilex anomala
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Ilex anomala
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Isachne distichophylla
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Kadua centranthoides
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Kadua centranthoides
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Kadua centranthoides
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Peperomia hypoleuca
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Peperomia macraeana
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Polyscias sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1911. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 41 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-24.
2026-04-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-02
Hawaii, US
(c) mikekintgen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-17
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-13
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) mmuth154, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polyscias sandwicensis. BISH 72625. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956615358. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/72625.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956615358 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026