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Psychotria hawaiiensis
As recorded: Psychotria hawaiiensis var. hillebrandii (Rock) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- MacDaniels, L.H.
- Collector number
- 222
- Date
- November 10, 1926
- Locality
- Kilauea, Kipuka Puaulu
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,300 m
- Identified by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 10, 1926, MacDaniels, L.H. also collected 16 other specimens.
Psychotria hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1926. 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 494249. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956349393. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/494249.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956349393 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
