
Cyrtandra samoensis
As recorded: Cyrtandra listeri Hemsl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Gesneriaceae
- Collected by
- Buelow, G.P.
- Collector number
- 2743
- Date
- July 10, 1982
- Locality
- Beach below Ha'amatu'a
- Island
- Tofua Island
- Region
- Tonga
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 10, 1982, Buelow, G.P. also collected 8 other specimens.
Cyrtandra samoensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-01.

2025-03-01
Samoa
(c) Shelomi Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-06-04
Niue
(c) J.R. Kuethe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-19
'Eua Prope, Tonga
(c) Hyongchan Kim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-06-03
Upolu, Samoa
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-05-17
American Samoa
(c) tavita_togia2016, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2003-06-16
Namua Island, Samoa
(c) Colin Ogle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyrtandra samoensis. BISH 1000824. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956311969. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1000824.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956311969 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
