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Coprosma ochracea
Maui mirrorplant
As recorded: Coprosma ochracea W.R.B.Oliv.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 20193
- Date
- August 28, 1949
- Locality
- Along Saddle road 21 miles from Hilo, Hawaii. In Kipuka
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 August 28, 1949, Degener, O. also collected 13 other specimens.
Coprosma ochracea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 85 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-06.

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

2026-06-01
Nāhuku Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-04-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-04-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-22
Pahoa, Hawaï 96778, États-Unis
(c) Ehoarn Bidault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Coprosma ochracea. BISH 65314. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956349255. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/65314.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956349255 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
