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BISH 66526Botany
Kadua formosa
As recorded: Kadua formosa Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Hillebrand, W.B.; Lydgate, J.M.Wilhelm Hillebrand →John Mortimer Lydgate →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Locality
- Kanapali
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Kadua formosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
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 66526. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956303409. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/66526.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956303409 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
