Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_psychotria_kaduana
Kōpiko kea
Psychotria kaduana
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About Kōpiko kea
Kōpiko kea (Psychotria kaduana) is a tree; shrub recorded on Kauaʻi. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Kauaʻi evidence
Accepted status, Kauaʻi occurrence, nativity, growth form, and names were audited against the 2026 Smithsonian checklist and linked habit source. Scientific synonyms: Coffea chamissonis Hook. & Arn.; Coffea kaduana Cham. & Schltdl.; Psychotria kaduana var. longissima (Rock) Fosberg; Psychotria kaduana var. pubiflora (A. Heller) Fosberg; Psychotria leptocarpa (Hillebr.) Fosberg; Psychotria longissima (Rock) H. St. John; Straussia kaduana (Cham. & Schltdl.) A. Gray; Straussia kaduana var. coriacea Hillebr.; Straussia leptocarpa Hillebr.; Straussia longissima Rock; Straussia pubiflora A. Heller.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Psychotria kaduana
- Hawaiian names
- Kōpiko · Kōpiko kea
- Other names
- Psychotria kaduana · kopiko kea · kopiko · Coffea chamissonis Hook. & Arn. · Coffea kaduana Cham. & Schltdl. · Psychotria kaduana var. longissima (Rock) Fosberg · Psychotria kaduana var. pubiflora (A. Heller) Fosberg · Psychotria leptocarpa (Hillebr.) Fosberg · Psychotria longissima (Rock) H. St. John · Straussia kaduana (Cham. & Schltdl.) A. Gray · Straussia kaduana var. coriacea Hillebr. · Straussia leptocarpa Hillebr. · Straussia longissima Rock · Straussia pubiflora A. Heller
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Smithsonian checklist assessment: Apparently Secure; U.S. status: No Status
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-05
- Evidence limits
- Island-level occurrence is retained; finer locality is intentionally withheld
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Mesic forest · Wet forest
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, nutrients, and suitable habitat substrate
- Reproduction
- Viable flowers or seed and suitable establishment conditions; species-specific reproductive review remains open
- Shelter
- Suitable native vegetation structure and substrate
- Growth form
- Tree; Shrub
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Species-specific threat review pending; no fine-location evidence is published in this card
- Conservation actions
- Protect native habitat and verify species-specific actions against current conservation sources
- Monitoring
- Taxonomic identity, population condition, recruitment, and locally documented pressures; exact locations withheld
- Data gaps
- Species-specific ecology and threat citations · Reproductive phenology · Fine-scale habitat information intentionally not published
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- Kōpiko kea (Psychotria kaduana) is a tree; shrub recorded on Kauaʻi. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.