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Psychotria hawaiiensis
kopiko 'ula
As recorded: Psychotria hawaiiensis var. hillebrandii (Rock) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Giffard, W.M.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 9, 1927
- Locality
- Bird Park, Kilauea, Kau
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 128 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
Collected the same day
On August 9, 1927, Giffard, W.M. also collected 12 other specimens.
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Botany
Dryopteris fuscoatra
Botany
Melicope hawaiensis
Botany
Melicope volcanica
Botany
Microlepia setosa
Botany
Myoporum sandwicense
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Ochrosia kilaueaensis
Botany
Pellaea ternifolia
Botany
Psilotum nudum
Botany
Sapindus saponaria
Botany
Touchardia oahuensis
Botany
Psychotria hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 37 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-03.
2026-10-03
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-07
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-29
United States
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-29
United States
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-29
United States
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Psychotria hawaiiensis. BISH 67017. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956265356. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/67017.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956265356 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026