
Colubrina oppositifolia
Kauila
As recorded: Colubrina oppositifolia Brongn. ex H.Mann
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Rhamnaceae
- Collected by
- Clarke, G.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 672
- Date
- 1982
- Locality
- Kona side of Puuwaawaa Ranch turn off, about 23.2 miles past Kamuela
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.7833, -155.8670
- Identified by
- Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Colubrina oppositifolia observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-24.

2026-03-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Chris Muir, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-25
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-04-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-19
Hawaii, US
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Colubrina oppositifolia. BISH 770512. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956688515. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/770512.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956688515 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
