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Myrsine kauaiensis
As recorded: Myrsine kauaiensis Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Primulaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.; Perlman, S.Steven Perlman →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 18961
- Date
- April 7, 2022
- Locality
- Headwaters of Kawaikoi and slopes of Koali Region.
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wood, K.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 7, 2022, Wood, K.R.; Perlman, S. also collected 6 other specimens.
Myrsine kauaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2022. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-28.

2025-08-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-15
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-10-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myrsine kauaiensis. BISH 783560. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956429308. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/783560.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956429308 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
