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Diospyros sandwicensis
Lama
As recorded: Diospyros sandwicensis (A.DC.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1863.M
- Date
- March 6, 1920
- Locality
- East Maui, Nuu, Waiopaa Ranch
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 6, 1920, Forbes, C.N. also collected 19 other specimens.
Bromus catharticus
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Carex wahuensis
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Carex wahuensis
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Carex wahuensis
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Cheirodendron trigynum
Botany
Cheirodendron trigynum
Botany
Coprosma cordicarpa
Botany
Cyanea elliptica
Botany
Cyrtomium caryotideum
Botany
Deschampsia nubigena
Botany
Dryopteris wallichiana
Botany
Dumortiera hirsuta
Botany
Euphorbia celastroides
Botany
Festuca myuros
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Festuca myuros
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Microlepia setosa
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Microlepia setosa
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Notelaea
Botany
Panicum tenuifolium
Botany
Diospyros sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 251 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Reef Aniban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Hawaii, US
(c) gracegabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Hawaii, US
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Hawaii, US
(c) gracegabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Reef Aniban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Diospyros sandwicensis. BISH 73029. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956345773. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/73029.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956345773 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026