BISH 72840Botany

Polyscias oahuensis

ʻohe mauka

As recorded: Polyscias oahuensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 386.L
Date: September 1, 1917
Locality: Kamoku, Kaiholena
Island: Lānaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 20.8300, -156.9012 ± 1,192 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

523 Bishop specimens of Polyscias oahuensis · collected 1864–2025Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On September 1, 1917, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Polyscias oahuensis observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-03.

2026-03-03

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Kona Dancil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-02

Maui County, US-HI, US

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

2025-07-10

Maui County, US-HI, US

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

2025-01-23

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Lehua Todero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-08

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-08

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Polyscias oahuensis. BISH 72840. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956166141. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/72840.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956166141 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026