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Cocculus orbiculatus
As recorded: Nephroia orbiculata (L.) L.Lian & Wei Wang
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ranunculales › Menispermaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.
- Collector number
- 6278
- Date
- July 22, 1977
- Locality
- Southwest flank of Mauna Loa, in the ahupuaa of Manuka
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,402 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 22, 1977, Higashino, P.K. also collected 20 other specimens.
Cocculus orbiculatus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 78 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-30.

2026-06-30
Island of Hawaiʻi, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-31
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-18
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) emcguirt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-29
Ocean View, HI 96704, USA
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-09
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-04
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cocculus orbiculatus. BISH 431289. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956245589. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/431289.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956245589 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
