Cnestidium rufescens
As recorded: Cnestidium rufescens Planch.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Oxalidales › Connaraceae
- Collected by
- Croat, T.B.
- Collector number
- 22156
- Date
- February 24, 1973
- Locality
- San Bartolo Limite near Costa Rican border; 12 miles west of Puerto Armuelles.
- Region
- Panama
- Elevation
- 450 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 24, 1973, Croat, T.B. also collected 3 other specimens.
Cnestidium rufescens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-12.
2025-08-12
Montijo, PA-VR, PA
(c) keesgroenendijk, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2020-04-20
Isla Cavada, Islas Secas, San Lorenzo, Panamá
(c) Ricardo Brenes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2020-01-24
Colón District, Panama
(c) Riley Fortier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cnestidium rufescens. BISH 403965. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956497635. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/403965.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956497635 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026