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Coprosma waimeae
As recorded: Coprosma waimeae Wawra
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 801 K
- Date
- July 3, 1917
- Locality
- W Waimea drainage basin
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- 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 July 3, 1917, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Acacia koa
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Acacia koa
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Acanthospermum australe
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Acrolejeunea sandvicensis
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Acrolejeunea sandvicensis
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Adenophorus abietinus
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Adenophorus abietinus
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Adenophorus pinnatifidus
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Adenophorus pinnatifidus
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Adenophorus pinnatifidus
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Adenophorus tamariscinus
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Adenophorus tripinnatifidus
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Aerobryopsis longissima
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Aerobryopsis longissima
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Agrostis stolonifera
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Allographa rhizicola
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Allographa sitiana
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Alphitonia ponderosa
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Alphitonia ponderosa
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Alternaria
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Alyxia stellata
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Alyxia stellata
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Coprosma waimeae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 67 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)
2026-06-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-25
Kauai County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-03-24
Hawaii, US
(c) evolbyo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Sam Rickert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Coprosma waimeae. BISH 65496. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956615326. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/65496.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956615326 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026