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Kadua affinis
As recorded: Kadua affinis DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Jacobi, J.D.; Higashino, P.K.Paul K. Higashino →J.D. Jacobi →
- Collector number
- 1422
- Date
- June 25, 1979
- Locality
- Kaunakakai, FR
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1109, -156.9488 ± 25,596 m
- Elevation
- 930 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 25, 1979, Jacobi, J.D.; Higashino, P.K. also collected 7 other specimens.
Still here: Kadua affinis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-02.

2026-03-02
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) j_deslippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-07
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-18
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-10
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-16
Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) gingaaninjaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Kadua affinis. BISH 468136. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956224059. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/468136.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956224059 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
