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Diospyros sandwicensis
Lama
As recorded: Diospyros sandwicensis (A.DC.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ebenaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Degener, I.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →
- Collector number
- 28597
- Date
- September 6, 1963
- Locality
- Waiakeakua, Lanai
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 838 m
- Identified by
- Thomas, M.K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 6, 1963, Degener, O.; Degener, I. also collected 1 other specimen.
Diospyros sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 252 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Hawaii, US
(c) solid_souther, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Reef Aniban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Hawaii, US
(c) gracegabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Hawaii, US
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Hawaii, US
(c) gracegabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Diospyros sandwicensis. BISH 803072. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956471570. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/803072.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956471570 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026