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Coprosma menziesii
Hupilo
As recorded: Coprosma menziesii A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 27026
- Date
- February 8, 1953
- Locality
- Kilauea Volcano
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 February 8, 1953, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 3 other specimens.
Coprosma menziesii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-09.

2026-01-09
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-10-09
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-10-04
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-03-03
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2018-01-07
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2012-01-19
Ocean View, HI, USA
(c) Judy Hall Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Coprosma menziesii. BISH 449927. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956514553. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/449927.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956514553 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
