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Polyscias hawaiensis
Hawai'i 'ohe
As recorded: Polyscias hawaiensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 205 K
- Date
- August 1, 1909
- Locality
- Wahiawa Swamp
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 1, 1909, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acroporium fuscoflavum
Botany
Adenophorus abietinus
Botany
Adenophorus abietinus
Botany
Adenophorus pinnatifidus
Botany
Adenophorus pinnatifidus
Botany
Adenophorus tamariscinus
Botany
Adenophorus tamariscinus
Botany
Adenophorus tamariscinus
Botany
Adenophorus tripinnatifidus
Botany
Adenophorus tripinnatifidus
Botany
Aerobryopsis longissima
Botany
Anoectochilus sandvicensis
Botany
Artemisia vulgaris
Botany
Asplenium caudatum
Botany
Asplenium caudatum
Botany
Asplenium kaulfussii
Botany
Asplenium normale
Botany
Asplenium schizophyllum
Botany
Athyrium microphyllum
Botany
Athyrium microphyllum
Botany
Bazzania praerupta
Botany
Bazzania praerupta
Botany
Bidens cosmoides
Botany
Bidens cosmoides
Botany
Polyscias hawaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-25.
2026-02-25
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-02
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-30
United States
(c) jlrb2022, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-26
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Lehua Todero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-18
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) j_deslippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polyscias hawaiensis. BISH 72994. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956429218. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/72994.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956429218 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026