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Polyscias kavaiensis

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BISH 72801Botany

Polyscias kavaiensis

ʻoheʻohe

As recorded: Polyscias kavaiensis (H.Mann) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae

Collected by: Stern, W.L.; Carlquist, S.S. Carlquist →W.L. Stern →
Collector number: 1347
Date: August 1, 1961
Locality: Vicinity forest ranger station at Kokee
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 1,067 m
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
Record type: Preserved specimen

166 Bishop specimens of Polyscias kavaiensis · collected 1864–2024Species page ›

Polyscias kavaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-25.

Polyscias kavaiensis observed 2026-08-25

2026-08-25

Hawaii, US

(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Polyscias kavaiensis observed 2026-05-09

2026-05-09

Hawaii, US

(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Polyscias kavaiensis observed 2026-03-22

2026-03-22

Hawaii, US

(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Polyscias kavaiensis observed 2025-11-26

2025-11-26

Hawaii, US

(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Polyscias kavaiensis observed 2024-11-25

2024-11-25

Hawaii, US

(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Polyscias kavaiensis observed 2024-05-29

2024-05-29

Hawaii, US

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Polyscias kavaiensis. BISH 72801. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956537336. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/72801.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956537336 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026