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Psychotria hawaiiensis
kopiko 'ula
As recorded: Psychotria hawaiiensis var. hillebrandii (Rock) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.; Holt, R.A.Paul K. Higashino →Alan Holt →
- Collector number
- 9055
- Date
- May 31, 1980
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana, Keanae, N Haleakala, Koolau Forest Reserve, along W fork of W Wailuaiki Stream
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7613, -156.1708 ± 501 m
- Elevation
- 1,542 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 May 31, 1980, Higashino, P.K.; Holt, R.A. also collected 14 other specimens.
Still here: Psychotria hawaiiensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-02-22.

2026-02-22
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-05-19
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-05-09
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Psychotria hawaiiensis. BISH 467181. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956300515. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/467181.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956300515 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
