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Coprosma kauensis
Hupilo
As recorded: Coprosma kauensis (A.Gray) A.Heller
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 12660
- Date
- December 28, 1935
- Locality
- Head of Kumuwela Ridge
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,150 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 December 28, 1935, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 15 other specimens.
Antidesma platyphyllum
Botany
Coprosma foliosa
Botany
Coprosma kauensis
Botany
Cyrtandra longifolia
Botany
Embelia pacifica
Botany
Kadua cordata
Botany
Korthalsella platycaula
Botany
Myoporum sandwicense
Botany
Psychotria hexandra
Botany
Richardia brasiliensis
Botany
Santalum freycinetianum
Botany
Stenogyne purpurea
Botany
Stenogyne purpurea
Botany
Vaccinium calycinum
Botany
Xylosma hawaiense
Botany
Coprosma kauensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-07.
2026-08-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Jakub Gluszek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Samuel Bosio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-06
Hawaii, US
(c) cfrohlich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-06
Hawaii, US
(c) cfrohlich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-06-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Nicolai Barca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Coprosma kauensis. BISH 65115. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956505853. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/65115.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956505853 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026