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Cyrtandra paludosa
kanawao keʻokeʻo
As recorded: Cyrtandra paludosa var. paludosa
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Gesneriaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 20267
- Date
- October 19, 1941
- Locality
- Crest of Koolau Range, North of Niu, Waimanalo
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 762 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 October 19, 1941, St.John, H. also collected 11 other specimens.
Cyrtandra paludosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-10
Hawaii, US
(c) cadenf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-15
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Evan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-02
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyrtandra paludosa. BISH 11965. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956466245. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/11965.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956466245 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026