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Bobea brevipes
'Akupa
As recorded: Bobea brevipes A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 234 K
- Date
- August 1, 1909
- Locality
- Wahiawa Mts
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Darwin, S.P.; Chaw, S.M.S.M. Chaw →S.P. Darwin →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 1, 1909, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acroporium fuscoflavum
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Adenophorus abietinus
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Adenophorus abietinus
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Adenophorus pinnatifidus
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Adenophorus pinnatifidus
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Adenophorus tamariscinus
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Adenophorus tamariscinus
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Adenophorus tamariscinus
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Adenophorus tripinnatifidus
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Adenophorus tripinnatifidus
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Aerobryopsis longissima
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Anoectochilus sandvicensis
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Artemisia vulgaris
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Asplenium caudatum
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Asplenium caudatum
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Asplenium kaulfussii
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Asplenium normale
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Asplenium schizophyllum
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Athyrium microphyllum
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Athyrium microphyllum
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Bazzania praerupta
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Bazzania praerupta
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Bidens cosmoides
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Bidens cosmoides
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Bobea brevipes observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-14.
2025-08-14
Hawaii, US
(c) rmagers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Veronica McCleign, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2025-07-17
Hawaii, US
(c) samstrich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Barrett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-15
Hawaii, US
(c) David Zipper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Lisa Wiencek Gerbec, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bobea brevipes. BISH 11022. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956191646. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/11022.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956191646 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026