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BISH 1003288Botany
Urera kaalae
As recorded: Urera kaalae Wawra
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Perlman, S.P. Obata, J.John K. Obata →Steven Perlman →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 5813
- Date
- May 7, 1987
- Locality
- Waianae Mts; northern most subgulch of Kaluaa Gulch below Puu Hapapa
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 7, 1987, Perlman, S.P. Obata, J. also collected 2 other specimens.
Urera kaalae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-12.

2025-03-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-19
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved

2024-12-19
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Urera kaalae. BISH 1003288. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39596217. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1003288.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39596217 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
