Planchonella sandwicensis
ʻĀlaʻa
As recorded: Pouteria sandwicensis (A.Gray) Baehni & O.Deg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Sapotaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Date
- February 27, 1938
- Locality
- Waianae Mts., Puu Kaua, S fork of Ekahanui Gulch, Honouliuli
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu, Hawai`i, United States
- Identified by
- T.D.Pennington
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Planchonella sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 64 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-17.
2026-09-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-08
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-25
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-09
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Planchonella sandwicensis. BISH 9968574. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38205210. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/9968574.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38205210 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026