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Hibiscus waimeae
koki‘o ke‘oke‘o
As recorded: Hibiscus waimeae A.Heller
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 227
- Date
- April 13, 1971
- Locality
- Hanakapiai Valley, east fork
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 366 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 13, 1971, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 10 other specimens.
Hibiscus waimeae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1971. 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 80369. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956425062. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/80369.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956425062 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026