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Psychotria hawaiiensis
kopiko 'ula
As recorded: Psychotria hawaiiensis (A.Gray) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 631
- 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
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 28, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Adenophorus tamariscinus
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Arundina graminifolia
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Clermontia parviflora
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Clermontia parviflora
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Clermontia parviflora
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Coprosma ochracea
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Coprosma ochracea
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Coprosma pubens
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Cyperus trinervis
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Cyperus trinervis
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Cyrtandra paludosa
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Cyrtandra paludosa
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Elaphoglossum parvisquameum
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Geniostoma hedyosmifolium
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Geniostoma hedyosmifolium
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Geniostoma hedyosmifolium
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Geniostoma hedyosmifolium
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Geniostoma hedyosmifolium
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Huperzia erosa
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Hydrangea arguta
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Hymenophyllum recurvum
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Ilex anomala
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Isachne distichophylla
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Isachne distichophylla
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Psychotria hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 37 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-03.
2026-10-03
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-07
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-29
United States
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-29
United States
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-29
United States
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Psychotria hawaiiensis. BISH 21161. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956174494. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21161.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956174494 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026