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Psychotria fauriei
As recorded: Psychotria fauriei (H.Lév.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Obata, J.K.; Lowry, P.; Lowry, H.; Simon, C.H. Lowry →P.P. Lowry II →John K. Obata →C. Simon →
- Collector number
- 85-520
- Date
- March 20, 1985
- Locality
- Koolau Mts., Castle trail, knoll off Kaliuwaa gap
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 670 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
Collected the same day
On March 20, 1985, Obata, J.K.; Lowry, P.; Lowry, H.; Simon, C. also collected 3 other specimens.
Psychotria fauriei observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-04.

2026-06-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2021-09-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Psychotria fauriei. BISH 484487. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956675195. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/484487.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956675195 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
