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Hibiscus waimeae
koki‘o ke‘oke‘o
As recorded: Hibiscus waimeae subsp. hannerae (O.Deg. & I.Deg.) D.M.Bates
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- U. Nagendra; A. KissidaA. Kissida →U. Nagendra →
- Collector number
- UJN411
- Date
- September 14, 2023
- Locality
- Hanalei, Lower Limahuli Valley, "Hau island" halfway to waterfall
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 192 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Hibiscus waimeae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2023. 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 801427. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956528817. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/801427.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956528817 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
