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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
- Lyon, H.L.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- September 17, 1926
- Locality
- Kahana Trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 17, 1926, Lyon, H.L. also collected 19 other specimens.
Adenophorus haalilioanus
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Adenophorus tamariscinus
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Anoectochilus sandvicensis
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Asplenium contiguum
Botany
Asplenium insiticium
Botany
Athyrium microphyllum
Botany
Blechnum appendiculatum
Botany
Elaphoglossum fauriei
Botany
Huperzia sulcinervia
Botany
Lepisorus thunbergianus
Botany
Lindsaea macraeana
Botany
Liparis hawaiensis
Botany
Neraudia melastomifolia
Botany
Nertera granadensis
Botany
Oreogrammitis hookeri
Botany
Sadleria squarrosa
Botany
Santalum freycinetianum
Botany
Selaginella arbuscula
Botany
Selaginella arbuscula
Botany
Polyscias oahuensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1926. 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 72963. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956425027. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/72963.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956425027 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026