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Diospyros sandwicensis
As recorded: Diospyros sandwicensis (A.DC.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Bishop, L.E.Luther E. Bishop →Derral R. Herbst →
- Collector number
- 2455
- Date
- May 30, 1972
- Locality
- Mt. Kahili. Down ridge toward Knudsen Mountain Camp from the road leading toward T.V. booster station. First ridge before "Tetraplasandra lookout". We wend down to collect from Pritchardia at 1800 ft near ridge ends in gully
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 549 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Snow, N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 30, 1972, Herbst, D.R.; Bishop, L.E. also collected 4 other specimens.
Diospyros sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 252 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Hawaii, US
(c) solid_souther, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
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Cite this specimen
Diospyros sandwicensis. BISH 745710. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956214047. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/745710.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956214047 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026