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Kadua acuminata
As recorded: Kadua acuminata Cham. & Schltdl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 13063
- Date
- April 12, 1936
- Locality
- Waianae Mts, Mokuleia, Pahole (Kukuiola) Gulch, near head of rt. branch
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 550 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 12, 1936, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 12 other specimens.
Kadua acuminata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1936. 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 511623. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956488332. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/511623.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956488332 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
