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Vaccinium calycinum
ʻōhelo kau lāʻau
As recorded: Vaccinium calycinum Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 26822
- Date
- June 25, 1971
- Locality
- Kahuku Parkland, 8 miles N.E. of Nene Luhi
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,905 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 25, 1971, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Vaccinium calycinum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 636 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

2026-10-31
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-31
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-17
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved

2026-10-07
Pahoa
(c) Bret Hammer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vaccinium calycinum. BISH 76142. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956563663. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/76142.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956563663 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
