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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
- 12667
- 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.
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 65120. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956629052. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/65120.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956629052 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
