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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 15, 1926
- Locality
- Pupukea-Malaekahana Trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 15, 1926, Lyon, H.L. also collected 16 other specimens.
Adenophorus pinnatifidus
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Adenophorus tamariscinus
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Adenophorus tenellus
Botany
Adenophorus tripinnatifidus
Botany
Cipadessa baccifera
Botany
Cocculus orbiculatus
Botany
Diospyros sandwicensis
Botany
Elaphoglossum micradenium
Botany
Hymenophyllum obtusum
Botany
Lepisorus thunbergianus
Botany
Melicope peduncularis
Botany
Melicope peduncularis
Botany
Pittosporum confertiflorum
Botany
Planchonella spathulata
Botany
Psychotria mariniana
Botany
Vandenboschia davallioides
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 72981. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956246883. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/72981.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956246883 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026