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Cyanea kahiliensis
As recorded: Cyanea kahiliensis (H.St.John) Lammers
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Fay, J.J.
- Collector number
- 149
- Date
- November 9, 1973
- Locality
- along road to Kahili transmitter station, ~1/4 mi below upper end
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lammers, T.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 9, 1973, Fay, J.J. also collected 1 other specimen.
Cyanea kahiliensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-10-09.

2024-10-09
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-09-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-01-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2010-12-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyanea kahiliensis. BISH 409755. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956339010. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/409755.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956339010 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
