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Kadua acuminata
As recorded: Kadua acuminata Cham. & Schltdl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.; Pyle, L.; Tate, B.L. Pyle →Wayne N. Takeuchi →B. Tate →
- Collector number
- 1859
- Date
- November 24, 1984
- Locality
- Pia Valley, W branch
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 419 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 24, 1984, Takeuchi, W.N.; Pyle, L.; Tate, B. also collected 11 other specimens.
Kadua acuminata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1984. 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 468052. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956658543. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/468052.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956658543 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
