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Psychotria hawaiiensis
As recorded: Psychotria hawaiiensis var. hillebrandii (Rock) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.; Rogers, D.P.R.S. Cowan →Donald P. Rogers →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 22331
- Date
- December 24, 1946
- Locality
- 11 miles up Kulani Road from 15-3/4 Mile Road, Waiakea, South Hilo Dist
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,295 m
- Identified by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 24, 1946, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.; Rogers, D.P. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Psychotria hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 37 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-03.

2026-10-03
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-07
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-29
United States
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-29
United States
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-29
United States
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Psychotria hawaiiensis. BISH 471454. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956607604. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/471454.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956607604 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
