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Sideroxylon polynesicum
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As recorded: Sideroxylon polynesicum (Hillebr.) Smedmark & Anderb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Sapotaceae
- Collected by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Collector number
- 216/FP
- Date
- May 9, 1992
- Locality
- Raivavae, above Anatonu
- Island
- Raivavae
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Florence, J.; Sykes, W.R.Jacques Florence →W.R. Sykes →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 9, 1992, Sykes, W.R. also collected 13 other specimens.
Sideroxylon polynesicum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-21.

2026-05-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-17
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-15
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-06-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sideroxylon polynesicum. BISH 757647. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956285999. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/757647.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956285999 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
