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Coprosma foliosa
As recorded: Coprosma foliosa A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 14052
- Date
- January 7, 1934
- Locality
- E Puu Kanehoa, Waianae Mts., Honouliuli
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 732 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 January 7, 1934, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Coprosma foliosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 33 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-19.

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

2025-12-23
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved

2025-12-23
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved

2025-01-01
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-12-11
Hawaii, US
(c) embrines, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Coprosma foliosa. BISH 411538. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956385083. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/411538.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956385083 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
