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Bobea brevipes
'Akupa
As recorded: Bobea brevipes A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Mann, H.; Brigham, W.T.W.T. Brigham →Herbert J. Mann →
- Collector number
- 621
- Date
- 1864
- Locality
- Waimea
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Kaua`i, Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 760 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Bobea brevipes observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1864. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-14.
2025-08-14
Hawaii, US
(c) rmagers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Veronica McCleign, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2025-07-17
Hawaii, US
(c) samstrich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Barrett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-15
Hawaii, US
(c) David Zipper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Lisa Wiencek Gerbec, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bobea brevipes. BISH 577752.2. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956328079. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/577752.2.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956328079 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026