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Kadua cordata
As recorded: Kadua cordata subsp. waimeae (Wawra) W.L.Wagner & Lorence
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.; Kawakami, G.Timothy Flynn →G. Kawakami →
- Collector number
- 3271
- Date
- February 15, 1989
- Locality
- Waimea District; Kuia Natural Area Reserve; Kaunuoha Ridge west and below Hwy 550
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,085 m
- Identified by
- Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 15, 1989, Flynn, T.W.; Kawakami, G. also collected 2 other specimens.
Kadua cordata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-04-24.

2024-04-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-04-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-03-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-06-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-06-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Kadua cordata. BISH 601257. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956646805. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/601257.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956646805 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
