Viola kauaensis
pohe hiwa
As recorded: Viola kauaensis var. kauaensis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Violaceae
- Collected by
- Meinecke, W.H.
- Collector number
- F. Brown 1247
- Date
- June 28, 1925
- Locality
- Waialeale
- 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
Collected the same day
On June 28, 1925, Meinecke, W.H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Viola kauaensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1925. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Viola kauaensis. BISH 72114. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956191143. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/72114.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956191143 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026