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Hibiscus waimeae
koki‘o ke‘oke‘o
As recorded: Hibiscus waimeae subsp. waimeae
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Heller, A.A.
- Collector number
- 2785
- Date
- September 2, 1895
- Locality
- Kaholuamanoa above Waimeae
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Bates, D.M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 2, 1895, Heller, A.A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Asplenium macraei
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Asplenium schizophyllum
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Bidens cosmoides
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Bidens pilosa
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Cerastium holosteoides
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Cerastium holosteoides
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Chenopodium oahuense
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Chenopodium oahuense
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Chenopodium oahuense
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Coprosma kauensis
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Cyanea spathulata
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Cyperus brevifolius
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Doryopteris decipiens
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Doryopteris decora
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Doryopteris subdecipiens
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Doryopteris subdecipiens
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Doryopteris subdecipiens
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Hibiscus waimeae
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Hypolepis hawaiiensis
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Hypolepis hawaiiensis
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Hypolepis hawaiiensis
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Hibiscus waimeae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1895. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 97 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Salem De La Luna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-14
Hawaii, US
(c) GreenSeedAustin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Marc AuMarc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Logan Olton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hibiscus waimeae. BISH 57701. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956481991. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57701.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956481991 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026