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Hibiscus kokio
koki‘o ‘ula
As recorded: Hibiscus kokio Hillebr. ex Wawra
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Christensen, C.
- Collector number
- 66
- Date
- October 18, 1976
- Locality
- Upper Waipa Valley, 1/4 mile W of Waioli-Waipa Ridge
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 335 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 18, 1976, Christensen, C. also collected 3 other specimens.
Hibiscus kokio observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 69 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-13.
2026-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) gmoriondo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Hawaii, US
(c) suspiciouslylargehungryfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-16
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Terlep, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-04
Hawaii, US
(c) brodycoon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-02
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hibiscus kokio. BISH 413337. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956556466. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/413337.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956556466 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026