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Kadua acuminata
As recorded: Kadua acuminata Cham. & Schltdl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Gagne, W.Wayne C. Gagne →Derral R. Herbst →
- Collector number
- 2870
- Date
- January 21, 1973
- Locality
- NE face, Mt. Haupu
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 475 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 21, 1973, Herbst, D.R.; Gagne, W. also collected 7 other specimens.
Kadua acuminata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.

2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-15
Hawaii, US
(c) gmoriondo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-02
Hawaii, US
(c) kidneymoth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-11-02
Hawaii, US
(c) snelson182, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Kadua acuminata. BISH 489764. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956199060. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/489764.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956199060 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
