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Psychotria hexandra
As recorded: Psychotria hexandra var. hexandra
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Gagne, W.; Howarth, F.Wayne C. Gagne →Derral R. Herbst →Francis G. Howarth →
- Collector number
- 2490
- Date
- June 22, 1972
- Locality
- ridge to Mt. Kahili, flat gully SW side above relay station
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 869 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 June 22, 1972, Herbst, D.R.; Gagne, W.; Howarth, F. also collected 12 other specimens.
Psychotria hexandra observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-17.
2025-06-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-11-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-10
Hawaii, US
(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-09-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-01-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Psychotria hexandra. BISH 489708. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956460736. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/489708.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956460736 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026