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Coprosma pubens
As recorded: Coprosma pubens A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Adee, K.T.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- May 30, 1979
- Locality
- Waiakea; Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve, Site 14 OS
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 903 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 30, 1979, Adee, K.T. also collected 5 other specimens.
Coprosma pubens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-26.

2026-08-26
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-01-14
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Sam Rickert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-27
Hawaii, US
(c) rokkenolan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-22
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-02
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Lehua Todero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-10
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Coprosma pubens. BISH 577563. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956134715. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/577563.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956134715 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
