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Coprosma kauensis
Hupilo
As recorded: Coprosma kauensis (A.Gray) A.Heller
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- MacDaniels, L.H.
- Collector number
- 702
- Date
- February 14, 1927
- Locality
- Power line trail
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 650 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 14, 1927, MacDaniels, L.H. also collected 23 other specimens.
Alyxia stellata
Botany
Ceodes wagneriana
Botany
Clermontia fauriei
Botany
Coprosma kauensis
Botany
Cyanea fissa
Botany
Cyanea salicina
Botany
Cyrtandra longifolia
Botany
Elaeocarpus bifidus
Botany
Hydrangea arguta
Botany
Ilex anomala
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Melicope anisata
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Passiflora edulis
Botany
Passiflora foetida
Botany
Pittosporaceae
Botany
Polyscias
Botany
Smilax melastomifolia
Botany
Wikstroemia oahuensis
Botany
Coprosma kauensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-07.
2026-08-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Jakub Gluszek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Samuel Bosio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-06
Hawaii, US
(c) cfrohlich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-06
Hawaii, US
(c) cfrohlich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-06-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Nicolai Barca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Coprosma kauensis. BISH 16866. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956292626. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/16866.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956292626 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026