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Urera kaalae in life
In life — Opuhe, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) David Eickhoff, some rights reserved (CC BY)
BISH 71737Botany

Urera kaalae

Opuhe

As recorded: Urera kaalae Wawra

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae

Collected by
Christophersen, E.
Collector number
Collector Number: 3728
Date
1932
Locality
Popouwela, forest at foot of cliffs
Island
Oʻahu
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
54 Bishop specimens of Urera kaalae · collected 1929–1996Species page ›

Urera kaalae observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-12.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Urera kaalae. BISH 71737. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956579933. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/71737.

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