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Coprosma ochracea
Maui mirrorplant
As recorded: Coprosma ochracea W.R.B.Oliv.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 617
- Date
- August 28, 1966
- Locality
- Drive down Kona-Hilo Highway about 4 miles past Hongo Store towards Hilo. Turn right on Fern Estates Road and drive about 1.1 miles. Plant was about 25 meters east (left side) of road. (plot 56)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 915 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 August 28, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Coprosma ochracea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 85 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-06.

2026-10-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) reymond_miyajima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-01
Nāhuku Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-04-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-04-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-22
Pahoa, Hawaï 96778, États-Unis
(c) Ehoarn Bidault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Coprosma ochracea. BISH 21147. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956505464. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21147.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956505464 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
