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Bobea timonioides
'Ahakea
As recorded: Bobea timonioides (Hook.f.) Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 11606
- Date
- September 9, 1929
- Locality
- Half way between Kaalualu and Waiohinu
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Darwin, S.P.; Chaw, S.M.S.M. Chaw →S.P. Darwin →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 9, 1929, Degener, O. also collected 3 other specimens.
Bobea timonioides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2016-01-14.

2016-01-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-01-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-01-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2014-03-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2014-03-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2014-03-04
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
Bobea timonioides. BISH 644133. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956175176. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/644133.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956175176 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
