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Sideroxylon polynesicum
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As recorded: Sideroxylon polynesicum (Hillebr.) Smedmark & Anderb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Sapotaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.
- Collector number
- 14048
- Date
- December 9, 2009
- Locality
- Okala Islet. Around summit.
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 120 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sideroxylon polynesicum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2009. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 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 757672. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956202265. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/757672.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956202265 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
