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Kadua affinis
As recorded: Kadua affinis DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Selling, O.
- Collector number
- 3809
- Date
- September 27, 1938
- Locality
- Punaluu, Koolau Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 27, 1938, Selling, O. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Kadua affinis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 395 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) laura4814, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-15
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Kadua affinis. BISH 65809. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956349258. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/65809.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956349258 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
