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Kadua acuminata
As recorded: Kadua acuminata Cham. & Schltdl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 11656
- Date
- July 3, 1926
- Locality
- Olokele Canyon
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 3, 1926, Degener, O. also collected 10 other specimens.
Kadua acuminata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1926. 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 503227. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956481649. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/503227.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956481649 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
