
Rubus hawaiensis
‘Ākala
As recorded: Rubus hawaiensis A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Rosaceae
- Collected by
- Kondo, Y.; Kondo, K.Kiyoko Kondo →Yoshio KondoKay Kondo →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- June 18, 1962
- Locality
- Waikolu Valley, head and E rim
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1384, -156.9102 ± 1,515 m
- Elevation
- 1,097 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 18, 1962, Kondo, Y.; Kondo, K. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Rubus hawaiensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-10-18.

2024-10-18
Hawaii, US
(c) gingaaninjaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-07
Molokaʻi, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Victor Rogers-Phillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rubus hawaiensis. BISH 64566. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956486658. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/64566.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956486658 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
