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Psychotria hawaiiensis
kopiko 'ula
As recorded: Psychotria hawaiiensis (A.Gray) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 4216
- Date
- July 9, 1909
- Locality
- Holokaiea (sp?) Gulch, Kohala
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 July 9, 1909, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Psychotria hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. 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 67138. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956354796. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/67138.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956354796 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
