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Lycium sandwicense

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BISH 770657Botany

Lycium sandwicense

'ohelo kai

As recorded: Lycium sandwicense A.Gray

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae

Collected by: Corn, C.
Collector number: s.n.
Date: June 15, 1978
Locality: Below heiau near a small rock cave
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preserved specimen

114 Bishop specimens of Lycium sandwicense · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Lycium sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 253 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.

Lycium sandwicense observed 2026-10-02

2026-10-02

United States

(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lycium sandwicense observed 2026-09-20

2026-09-20

Hawaii, US

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Lycium sandwicense observed 2026-09-04

2026-09-04

Hawaii, US

(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lycium sandwicense observed 2026-08-23

2026-08-23

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lycium sandwicense observed 2026-08-01

2026-08-01

Hawaii, US

(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lycium sandwicense observed 2026-07-29

2026-07-29

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Lycium sandwicense. BISH 770657. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956306784. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/770657.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956306784 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026