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Hibiscus waimeae
koki‘o ke‘oke‘o
As recorded: Hibiscus waimeae A.Heller
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Walsh, S.; Wolkis, D.Seana Walsh →D. Wolkis →
- Collector number
- SKW332
- Date
- August 25, 2016
- Locality
- Hanalei District. Up eastern side gulch of main Hanakapiai stream, before Hanakapiai falls. Towards the back of gulch, on the left side then just to the right of ridge where 0001 is located.
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 350 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 25, 2016, Walsh, S.; Wolkis, D. also collected 1 other specimen.
Hibiscus waimeae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2016. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 97 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Salem De La Luna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-14
Hawaii, US
(c) GreenSeedAustin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Marc AuMarc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Logan Olton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hibiscus waimeae. BISH 769670. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956648006. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/769670.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956648006 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026