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Bobea timonioides
As recorded: Bobea timonioides (Hook.f.) Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Hashimoto, E.Y.; Hosaka, E.Y.; Lindsay, J.C.; Mitchell, D.D.E.Y. Hashimoto →Edward Yataro Hosaka →J.C. Lindsay →Donald Mitchell →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 11337
- Date
- December 26, 1931
- Locality
- Manuka Mauka
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 244 m
- Identified by
- Darwin, S.P.; Chaw, S.M.S.M. Chaw →S.P. Darwin →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 26, 1931, St.John, H.; Hashimoto, E.Y.; Hosaka, E.Y.; Lindsay, J.C.; Mitchell, D.D. also collected 10 other specimens.
Bobea timonioides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2016-01-14.

2016-01-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-01-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-01-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2014-03-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2014-03-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2014-03-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bobea timonioides. BISH 427424. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956613963. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/427424.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956613963 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
