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BISH 747343Botany
Kadua formosa
As recorded: Kadua formosa Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Motley, T.J.; et al.
- Collector number
- 1945
- Date
- May 29, 1998
- Locality
- W Maui, Iao Valley. In valley N of Lao rd, before you hit parking lot
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8836, -156.5460
- Elevation
- 586 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Kadua formosa observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1998. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-09-26.

2024-09-26
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-26
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Kadua formosa. BISH 747343. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956651602. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/747343.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956651602 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
