
Hibiscus waimeae
koki‘o ke‘oke‘o
As recorded: Hibiscus waimeae A.Heller
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 5629
- Date
- 1909
- Locality
- unknown
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Hibiscus waimeae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. 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 57704. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956556245. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57704.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956556245 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
