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Rubus hawaiensis
‘Ākala
As recorded: Rubus hawaiensis A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Rosaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Degener, I.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →
- Collector number
- 30821
- Date
- May 26, 1966
- Locality
- 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
Collected the same day
On May 26, 1966, Degener, O.; Degener, I. also collected 3 other specimens.
Rubus hawaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 471 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) reymond_miyajima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Jonathan Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rubus hawaiensis. BISH 64554. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956526363. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/64554.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956526363 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
