
Rubus hawaiensis
‘Ākala
As recorded: Rubus hawaiensis A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Rosaceae
- Collected by
- Baldwin, P.H.
- Collector number
- 78
- Date
- September 17, 1941
- Locality
- Hawaii National Park, Kipuka Kulalio
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,356 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 17, 1941, Baldwin, P.H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Rubus hawaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 471 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) reymond_miyajima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Jonathan Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rubus hawaiensis. BISH 715230. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956589368. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/715230.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956589368 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
