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Rubus hawaiensis
‘Ākala
As recorded: Rubus hawaiensis A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Rosaceae
- Collected by
- Wilbur, R.L.; Webster, G.L.Grady L. Webster →R.L. Wilbur →
- Collector number
- 870
- Date
- June 28, 1948
- Locality
- Puu Kukui
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,067 m
- 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 June 28, 1948, Wilbur, R.L.; Webster, G.L. also collected 8 other specimens.
Rubus hawaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 470 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)
2026-10-13
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)
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 64556. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956653687. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/64556.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956653687 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026