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Dracaena aurea
Golden Hala Pepe
As recorded: Chrysodracon aurea (H.Mann) P.L.Lu & Morden
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asparagaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.; Perlman, S.Steven Perlman →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 16681
- Date
- December 23, 2015
- Locality
- Waimea District. Kawaiiki, along upper dividing ridge that separates north and south fork.
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 838 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 23, 2015, Wood, K.R.; Perlman, S. also collected 1 other specimen.
Dracaena aurea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2015. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 93 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-13.
2026-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) gmoriondo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Rebekah Magers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-25
Hawaii, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-30
Hawaii, US
(c) thecarboniferous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-05
Hawaii, US
(c) dietri377, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dracaena aurea. BISH 768001. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956561830. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/768001.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956561830 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026