Viola kauaensis
pohe hiwa
As recorded: Viola kauaensis var. wahiawaensis C.N.Forbes
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Violaceae
- Collected by
- MacDaniels, L.H.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 606
- Date
- 1927
- Locality
- Bog above Wahiawa
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- 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
Viola kauaensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 86 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-26
Hawaii, US
(c) eplarson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-14
Hawaii, US
(c) centronyx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Viola kauaensis. BISH 72110. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956171551. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/72110.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956171551 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026