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Hibiscus waimeae
koki‘o ke‘oke‘o
As recorded: Hibiscus waimeae subsp. hannerae (O.Deg. & I.Deg.) D.M.Bates
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 1827
- Date
- August 23, 1983
- Locality
- Hanakapiae: Hanakapiai Valley, in the amphitheater below Honoonapali a little ways above the 20 ft waterfall (difficult to scale)
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- St.John, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Hibiscus waimeae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 97 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Salem De La Luna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-14
Hawaii, US
(c) GreenSeedAustin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Marc AuMarc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Logan Olton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hibiscus waimeae. BISH 471853. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956544805. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/471853.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956544805 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026