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Pterocarpus

pterocarpus

Photo: (c) Ryan van Huyssteen, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ryan van Huyssteen (iNaturalist)

8

Bishop specimens

0

Type specimens

1963

First collected

2023

Last collected

2026

Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi

In the Library

Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Pterocarpus, most mentions first.

  1. 2025

    Imada, C.T., Faccenda, K., Thomas, M.K., Gallaher, T., Oppenhemier, H., Kennedy, B. & Kalei, A. (eds.) Hawaiian native & naturalized vascular plants checklist (2025 update). 780 pp. [published online 6 November 2025]

    · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages

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Two centuries of collecting

1960s2020s

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1963 by Yoshimoto, C. (New Caledonia).

From the collection

Pterocarpus, 793932Pterocarpus, 804633Pterocarpus, 558155Pterocarpus, 801649

Alive today

2 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.

Pterocarpus, 2026-06-22

2026-06-22

Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pterocarpus, 2026-01-07

2026-01-07

Waikane, HI 96744, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)