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Euphorbia celastroides

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BISH 82047Botany

Euphorbia celastroides

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As recorded: Euphorbia celastroides var. hanapepensis Sherff

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae

Collected by: Earle, E.
Collector number: 14
Date: June 4, 1972
Locality: Limahuli
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 23 m
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Shun, N.; Kennedy, B.Barbara Kennedy →N. Shun →
Record type: Preserved specimen

564 Bishop specimens of Euphorbia celastroides · collected 1848–2024Species page ›

Euphorbia celastroides observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 191 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-28.

Euphorbia celastroides observed 2026-08-28

2026-08-28

Kilauea Lighthouse Trail, Kilauea, HI, US

(c) tom91011, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Euphorbia celastroides observed 2026-08-28

2026-08-28

Kauai County, US-HI, US

(c) tom91011, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Euphorbia celastroides observed 2026-08-27

2026-08-27

Hawaii, US

(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Euphorbia celastroides observed 2026-08-03

2026-08-03

Kauai County, US-HI, US

(c) Jakub Gluszek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Euphorbia celastroides observed 2026-08-01

2026-08-01

Olowalu, HI 96761, USA

(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Euphorbia celastroides observed 2026-06-26

2026-06-26

Kilauea, HI 96754, USA

no rights reserved

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Cite this specimen

Euphorbia celastroides. BISH 82047. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956568414. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/82047.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956568414 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026