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Kadua formosa
As recorded: Kadua formosa Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 16007
- Date
- September 1, 1918
- Locality
- W Maui, Waihee Valley
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 1, 1918, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 9 other specimens.
Kadua formosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1918. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-09-26.

2024-09-26
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-26
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Kadua formosa. BISH 66519. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956276914. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/66519.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956276914 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
