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Psychotria hawaiiensis
kopiko 'ula
As recorded: Psychotria hawaiiensis (A.Gray) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1744.M
- Date
- December 5, 1919
- Locality
- Pualaia
- Island
- Maui
- 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 December 5, 1919, Forbes, C.N. also collected 18 other specimens.
Psychotria hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1919. 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 690189. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956272246. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/690189.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956272246 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
