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Kadua acuminata in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Ulf Swenson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ulf Swenson
BISH 516755.2Botany

Kadua acuminata

As recorded: Hedyotis acuminata (Cham. & Schltdl.) Steud.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae

Date
November 22, 1987
Locality
Nuuanu
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Hawaii, United States
Identified by
D.Herbst,S.Sohmer & W.L. WagnerS. D.Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Record type
Preserved specimen
389 Bishop specimens of Kadua acuminata · collected 1836–2024Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 22, 1987, Takeuchi, W.N.; others also collected 1 other specimen.

Kadua acuminata observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Kadua acuminata. BISH 516755.2. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37082740. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/516755.2.

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