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Psychotria hawaiiensis
As recorded: Psychotria hawaiiensis (A.Gray) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Adee, K.T.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- June 12, 1979
- Locality
- Piihonua; Hilo Forest Reserve, Site 03 OS
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 884 m
- Identified by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 12, 1979, Adee, K.T. also collected 17 other specimens.
Psychotria hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1979. 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 574270. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956523241. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/574270.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956523241 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
