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Bobea timonioides
'Ahakea
As recorded: Bobea timonioides (Hook.f.) Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Russ, G.W.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- May 29, 1933
- Locality
- Waimano Home Waimano ditch; below home
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 229 m
- Identified by
- Darwin, S.P.; Chaw, S.M.S.M. Chaw →S.P. Darwin →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 29, 1933, Russ, G.W. also collected 10 other specimens.
Bobea timonioides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2016-01-14.

2016-01-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-01-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-01-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2014-03-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2014-03-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2014-03-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bobea timonioides. BISH 188384. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956234408. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/188384.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956234408 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
