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BISH 64548Botany

Rubus hawaiensis

‘Ākala

As recorded: Rubus hawaiensis A.Gray

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Rosaceae

Collected by: Christ, J.H.
Collector number: 27
Date: April 24, 1957
Locality: Mauna Loa, above Kulani
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Record type: Preserved specimen

161 Bishop specimens of Rubus hawaiensis · collected 1864–2026Species page ›

Rubus hawaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 470 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

Rubus hawaiensis observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US

(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Rubus hawaiensis observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Hilo, HI 96720, USA

(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Rubus hawaiensis observed 2026-10-06

2026-10-06

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) reymond_miyajima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Rubus hawaiensis observed 2026-10-05

2026-10-05

Maui County, HI, USA

(c) Jonathan Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Rubus hawaiensis observed 2026-10-04

2026-10-04

Kamuela, HI, US

(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Rubus hawaiensis observed 2026-10-02

2026-10-02

Volcano, HI 96785, USA

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Rubus hawaiensis. BISH 64548. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956226921. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/64548.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956226921 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026