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Hibiscus kokio
koki‘o ‘ula
As recorded: Hibiscus kokio Hillebr. ex Wawra
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Wilder, G.P.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- 1913
- Locality
- [Hawaiian Islands; U.S.A.; O`ahu; Hawai`i; Honolulu]
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.6000, -157.9000
- Identified by
- (Nom. Rev.) Arthur, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Hibiscus kokio observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1913. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-06-24.

2025-06-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) J.R. Kuethe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-05-15
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) khein2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-12-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Norma Malinowski, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2020-07-02
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) tobiasch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hibiscus kokio. BISH 57588. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956665651. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57588.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956665651 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
