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Polyscias oahuensis
ʻohe mauka
As recorded: Polyscias oahuensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 956
- Date
- April 2, 1933
- Locality
- Kipapa Gulch, S ridge, Koolau Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 488 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 2, 1933, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 18 other specimens.
Alyxia stellata
Botany
Drepanolejeunea pentadactyla
Botany
Frullania apiculata
Botany
Goodeniaceae
Botany
Goodeniaceae
Botany
Herbertus gracilis
Botany
Homaliodendron flabellatum
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua munroi
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Phytolacca icosandra
Botany
Pittosporum glabrum
Botany
Scaevola gaudichaudiana
Botany
Scaevola mollis
Botany
Scaevola mollis
Botany
Scaevola mollis
Botany
Scaevola mollis
Botany
Polyscias oahuensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 104 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) laura4814, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polyscias oahuensis. BISH 72956. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956652297. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/72956.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956652297 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026