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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
- Degener, O.; Degener, I.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →
- Collector number
- 27217
- Date
- December 11, 1960
- Locality
- Koolau Range, Bryan's Mt. Trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 11, 1960, Degener, O.; Degener, I. also collected 5 other specimens.
Polyscias oahuensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1960. 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 72957. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956171555. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/72957.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956171555 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026