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Cyanea grimesiana in life
In life — kue-nui, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) mykle hoban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by mykle hoban
BISH 1003121Botany

Cyanea grimesiana

kue-nui

As recorded: Cyanea grimesiana subsp. grimesiana

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae

Collected by
Korte
Date
November 15, 1949
Locality
Poamoho Ko`olau Mountains
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu, Hawai`i, United States
Identified by
T.G.Lammers
Record type
Preserved specimen
89 Bishop specimens of Cyanea grimesiana · collected 1817–1991Species page ›

Cyanea grimesiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 44 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

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

Cite this specimen

Cyanea grimesiana. BISH 1003121. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36230390. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1003121.

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