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Sideroxylon polynesicum
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As recorded: Sideroxylon polynesicum (Hillebr.) Smedmark & Anderb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Sapotaceae
- Collected by
- Thomas, M.K.; Harmon, J.J.H. Harmon →Miles Thomas →
- Collector number
- 140
- Date
- October 13, 2021
- Locality
- Kului gulch, Southern Koolau Mountains
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 300 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 13, 2021, Thomas, M.K.; Harmon, J. also collected 3 other specimens.
Sideroxylon polynesicum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2021. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-21.
2026-05-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-17
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-15
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-06-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sideroxylon polynesicum. BISH 783119. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956261444. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/783119.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956261444 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026