Viola kauaensis
pohe hiwa
As recorded: Viola kauaensis var. hosakae (H.St.John) Havran & Ching Harbin
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Violaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 2504
- Date
- 1938
- Locality
- Koolau Range, divide between head of Kawainui and Kaipaupau Gulches
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Havran, J.C.; Ching-Harbin, S.S.N. Ching-Harbin →J.C. Havran →
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Viola kauaensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. 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 72125. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956561434. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/72125.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956561434 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026