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Kadua affinis
manono
As recorded: Kadua affinis DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, V.O.
- Collector number
- 49
- Date
- August 10, 1936
- Locality
- Between west & east arms of 1907 flow
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 10, 1936, Fosberg, V.O. also collected 6 other specimens.
Kadua affinis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 396 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) laura4814, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Kadua affinis. BISH 648734. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956235983. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/648734.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956235983 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
