Polyscias waimeae
As recorded: Polyscias waimeae (Wawra) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Araliaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Greenwell, A.Otto Degener →Arthur Greenwell →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 21577
- Date
- 1952
- Locality
- Kumuweia Ridge, E of Waineke Swamp
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Polyscias waimeae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-22.
2026-03-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Barrett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Alan Pieluszynski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-06-24
Hawaii, US
(c) finnedmonkey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-07-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Polyscias waimeae. BISH 73013. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956389997. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/73013.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956389997 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026