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Cyrtandra samoensis
As recorded: Cyrtandra samoensis A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Gesneriaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- W396
- Date
- July 22, 1973
- Locality
- Upolu - at Luatuanu'u
- Island
- Upolu
- Region
- Samoa
- Identified by
- Johnson, M.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 22, 1973, Whistler, W.A. also collected 17 other specimens.
Cyrtandra samoensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-01.

2025-03-01
Samoa
(c) Shelomi Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-06-04
Niue
(c) J.R. Kuethe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-19
'Eua Prope, Tonga
(c) Hyongchan Kim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-06-03
Upolu, Samoa
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-05-17
American Samoa
(c) tavita_togia2016, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2003-06-16
Namua Island, Samoa
(c) Colin Ogle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyrtandra samoensis. BISH 417748. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956584073. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/417748.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956584073 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
