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Coffea arabica
Coffee
As recorded: Coffea arabica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Egler, F.E.
- Collector number
- 37-197
- Date
- July 20, 1937
- Locality
- West Niu Gulch, at branch in stream, Koa Zone
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 320 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 20, 1937, Egler, F.E. also collected 17 other specimens.
Alyxia stellata
Botany
Calophyllum inophyllum
Botany
Coffea arabica
Botany
Cyperus brevifolius
Botany
Dioscorea pentaphylla
Botany
Diospyros hillebrandii
Botany
Diospyros sandwicensis
Botany
Doodia kunthiana
Botany
Ficus carica
Botany
Lepisorus thunbergianus
Botany
Morinda citrifolia
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Phyllanthus distichus
Botany
Planchonella
Botany
Polyscias oahuensis
Botany
Senna gaudichaudii
Botany
Xylosma hawaiense
Botany
Coffea arabica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 380 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Kauaʻi, Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) Phillip, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Hawaii Belt Rd, Kealakekua, HI, US
(c) Douglas Wahl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Telephone Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Telephone Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Telephone Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Telephone Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Coffea arabica. BISH 64955. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956568333. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/64955.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956568333 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026