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Kadua affinis
As recorded: Kadua affinis DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Degener, I.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →
- Collector number
- 27609
- Date
- July 9, 1961
- Locality
- Saddle Road about 6 mi mauka of Hilo
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 457 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 9, 1961, Degener, O.; Degener, I. also collected 6 other specimens.
Kadua affinis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 396 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Kadua affinis. BISH 65880. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956563051. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/65880.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956563051 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
