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Rubus hawaiensis
‘Ākala
As recorded: Rubus hawaiensis A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Rosaceae
- Collected by
- Harrison, B.
- Collector number
- 35
- Date
- June 14, 1972
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, Waihoi Valley
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7173, -156.0582 ± 778 m
- Elevation
- 853 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 14, 1972, Harrison, B. also collected 23 other specimens.
Still here: Rubus hawaiensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 95 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Jonathan Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-29
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Pete Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-26
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Antonio Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-19
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) justinchappelle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rubus hawaiensis. BISH 428748. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956507419. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/428748.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956507419 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
