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Rubus hawaiensis
‘Ākala
As recorded: Rubus hawaiensis A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Rosaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.; Rogers, D.P.R.S. Cowan →Donald P. Rogers →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 22392
- Date
- December 26, 1946
- Locality
- Saddle Rd., 29 miles, 1855 lava flow, Waiakea, S Hilo
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,554 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 December 26, 1946, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.; Rogers, D.P. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Antidesma platyphyllum
Botany
Carex alligata
Botany
Coprosma ernodeoides
Botany
Coprosma ochracea
Botany
Coprosma pubens
Botany
Coprosma rhynchocarpa
Botany
Diplopterygium pinnatum
Botany
Dryopteris wallichiana
Botany
Dubautia scabra
Botany
Elaphoglossum wawrae
Botany
Gesneriaceae
Botany
Gesneriaceae
Botany
Gesneriaceae
Botany
Gesneriaceae
Botany
Hoiokula sandwicensis
Botany
Huperzia subintegra
Botany
Hymenophyllum lanceolatum
Botany
Ilex anomala
Botany
Ilex anomala
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua centranthoides
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Morelotia gahniiformis
Botany
Rubus hawaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 470 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) reymond_miyajima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Jonathan Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rubus hawaiensis. BISH 413202. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956275893. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/413202.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956275893 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026