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Coprosma montana
Pilo
As recorded: Coprosma montana Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Murashige, T.Otto Degener →T. Murashige →
- Collector number
- 19998
- Date
- September 2, 1949
- Locality
- NW of Hale Pohaku, Mauna Kea
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.7687, -155.4609 ± 14 m
- Elevation
- 3,048 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 September 2, 1949, Degener, O.; Murashige, T. also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Coprosma montana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 67 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Chloe DuBose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) reymond_miyajima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Coprosma montana. BISH 65269. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956652261. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/65269.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956652261 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
