Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Kadua acuminata
As recorded: Kadua acuminata Cham. & Schltdl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; et al.
- Collector number
- 23469
- Date
- December 22, 1948
- Locality
- Waikolu Valley, below Puu Kaeo
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 762 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 22, 1948, St.John, H.; et al. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Kadua acuminata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.

2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-15
Hawaii, US
(c) gmoriondo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-02
Hawaii, US
(c) kidneymoth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-11-02
Hawaii, US
(c) snelson182, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Kadua acuminata. BISH 454198. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956491565. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/454198.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956491565 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
