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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
- June 6, 1979
- Locality
- Piihonua; Hilo Forest Reserve, Site 09 OS
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 893 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 6, 1979, Adee, K.T. also collected 20 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 577566. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956488674. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/577566.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956488674 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
