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Cyrtandra in life — In life — Haʻiwale, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Oscar Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Oscar Johnson

BISH 1002707Botany

Cyrtandra

Haʻiwale

As recorded: Cyrtandra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Gesneriaceae

Collected by: Takeuchi, W.N.
Collector number: 5993
Date: June 17, 1990
Locality: Busu River near Lae; lowland rain forest
Island: New Guinea
Region: Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Elevation: 300 m
Identified by: Takeuchi, W.N.
Record type: Preserved specimen

622 Bishop specimens of Cyrtandra · collected 1840–2025Species page ›

Cyrtandra observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 693 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

Cyrtandra observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Hawaii, US

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyrtandra observed 2026-10-08

2026-10-08

Eastern Highlands, PG

(c) tropicos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyrtandra observed 2026-10-08

2026-10-08

Eastern Highlands, PG

(c) tropicos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyrtandra observed 2026-10-06

2026-10-06

Hawaii, US

(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyrtandra observed 2026-10-04

2026-10-04

Kamuela, HI, US

(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyrtandra observed 2026-08-31

2026-08-31

Kauai County, US-HI, US

(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cyrtandra. BISH 1002707. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956425626. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1002707.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956425626 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026