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Alphitonia ponderosa
As recorded: Alphitonia ponderosa Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Rhamnaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.
- Collector number
- #H91013
- Date
- September 14, 2019
- Locality
- USA, Hawaiian Islands, Lana'I, Awehi Gulch headwaters, below Waiakeakua, 900m. Single 3-4 m tall tree, leaning, on N facing slope, near ridge top, in very degraded Mesic Forest dominated by Psidium cattleianum.
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Kennedy, B.; Brock, K.K. Brock →Barbara Kennedy →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Alphitonia ponderosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2019. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 58 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-20.
2026-05-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-14
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Sam Rickert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Alphitonia ponderosa. BISH 762586. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956555683. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/762586.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956555683 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026