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Polyscias oahuensis
As recorded: Polyscias oahuensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Degener, I.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →
- Collector number
- 28359
- Date
- August 26, 1963
- Locality
- Lanaihale, NW
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8127, -156.8739 ± 501 m
- Elevation
- 1,021 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 26, 1963, Degener, O.; Degener, I. also collected 7 other specimens.
Still here: Polyscias oahuensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1963. 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 72873. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956345435. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/72873.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956345435 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
