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Rubus rosifolius
As recorded: Rubus rosifolius Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Rosaceae
- Collected by
- Herat, T.; Wirawan, N.; Hoe, W.J.T.R. Herat →William J. Hoe →Nengah Wirawan →
- Collector number
- 139
- Date
- August 13, 1972
- Locality
- On Kahana Valley area along foot trail across the Kahana stream dam, going up more or less parallel to the stream
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 61 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 13, 1972, Herat, T.; Wirawan, N.; Hoe, W.J. also collected 16 other specimens.
Rubus rosifolius observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 864 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

2026-10-15
Aihualama Trail, Kailua, HI, US
(c) FML, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Haiku, HI 96708, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-29
Kailua-Kona
(c) kdawg87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-22
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rubus rosifolius. BISH 407772. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956470566. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/407772.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956470566 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
