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Morella faya

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BISH 77896Botany

Morella faya

faya bayberry

As recorded: Morella faya (Aiton) Wilbur

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fagales › Myricaceae

Collected by: Stone, B.C.
Collector number: 3433
Date: April 30, 1960
Locality: Waianae Mts., E side, Puu Kanehoa trail
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.4597, -158.0860 ± 1,164 m
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
Record type: Preserved specimen

56 Bishop specimens of Morella faya · collected 1926–2022Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Morella faya observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-09-09.

Morella faya observed 2025-09-09

2025-09-09

Waipahu, HI 96797, USA

(c) Caroline Wolfe-Merritt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Morella faya observed 2025-07-01

2025-07-01

Waianae, HI, US

(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Morella faya observed 2024-12-19

2024-12-19

Kapolei, HI 96707, USA

no rights reserved

Morella faya observed 2023-07-01

2023-07-01

Hawaii, US

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Morella faya observed 2023-07-01

2023-07-01

Hawaii, US

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Morella faya observed 2020-11-19

2020-11-19

Hawaii, US

(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Morella faya. BISH 77896. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956402394. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/77896.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956402394 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026