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Coprosma waimeae

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BISH 65498Botany

Coprosma waimeae

As recorded: Coprosma waimeae Wawra

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae

Collected by: Crosby, M.R.; Anderson, W.R.W.G. Anderson {William G. Anderson Jr. →Marshall R. Crosby →
Collector number: 1494
Date: June 19, 1964
Locality: road to Kumuwela Lookout
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 22.0600, -159.3900
Elevation: 1,036 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

96 Bishop specimens of Coprosma waimeae · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Coprosma waimeae observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-11-18.

Coprosma waimeae observed 2025-11-18

2025-11-18

Hawaii, US

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Coprosma waimeae observed 2025-06-17

2025-06-17

Hawaii, US

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Coprosma waimeae observed 2025-03-17

2025-03-17

Hawaii, US

(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Coprosma waimeae observed 2024-10-08

2024-10-08

Hawaii, US

(c) Mary Kimberly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Coprosma waimeae observed 2024-07-23

2024-07-23

Hawaii, US

(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Coprosma waimeae observed 2024-05-23

2024-05-23

Hawaii, US

(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Coprosma waimeae. BISH 65498. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956556287. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/65498.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956556287 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026