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Bobea brevipes
'Akupa
As recorded: Bobea brevipes A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 3385
- Date
- April 12, 1960
- Locality
- Kokee Camps. Hillside behind "Maile Cabin"
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Darwin, S.P.; Chaw, S.M.S.M. Chaw →S.P. Darwin →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 12, 1960, Stone, B.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Bobea brevipes observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-14.

2025-08-14
Hawaii, US
(c) rmagers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Veronica McCleign, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2025-07-17
Hawaii, US
(c) samstrich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Barrett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-15
Hawaii, US
(c) David Zipper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Lisa Wiencek Gerbec, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bobea brevipes. BISH 77908. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956390018. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/77908.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956390018 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
