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Claoxylon sandwicense
poʻolā
As recorded: Claoxylon sandwicense Müll.Arg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 26868
- Date
- June 30, 1972
- Locality
- Auwahi
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,158 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 30, 1972, St.John, H. also collected 16 other specimens.
Alphitonia ponderosa
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Alyxia stellata
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Charpentiera obovata
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Coprosma cordicarpa
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Dracaena rockii
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Dracaena rockii
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Euphorbia celastroides
Botany
Myrsine lanaiensis
Botany
Notelaea
Botany
Nothocestrum longifolium
Botany
Paratrophis pendulina
Botany
Pipturus albidus
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Planchonella spathulata
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Planchonella spathulata
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Polyscias oahuensis
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Sophora chrysophylla
Botany
Claoxylon sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 42 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-12.
2026-06-12
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-11-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Brycen Lagunero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Claoxylon sandwicense. BISH 80617. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956278623. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/80617.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956278623 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026