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Morella faya
faya bayberry
As recorded: Myrica faya (Dryand.) Aiton
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fagales › Myricaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Degener, I.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →
- Collector number
- 34129
- Date
- April 13, 1976
- Locality
- 27 miles, Volcano
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Morella faya observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 278 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Doreen O'Donovan, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-10-27
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Doreen O'Donovan, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-09-07
Uluhe Way, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-02
Pahoa
(c) ron_123, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-11
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) emcguirt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Morella faya. BISH 796994. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956524866. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/796994.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956524866 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026