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Cyrtandra longifolia

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BISH 419852Botany

Cyrtandra longifolia

As recorded: Cyrtandra longifolia (Wawra) Hillebr. ex C.B.Clarke

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Gesneriaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 13758
Date: December 27, 1933
Locality: Milolii Ridge, Waimea
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 671 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

165 Bishop specimens of Cyrtandra longifolia · collected 1864–2023Species page ›

Cyrtandra longifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 99 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-31.

Cyrtandra longifolia observed 2026-08-31

2026-08-31

Kauai County, US-HI, US

(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyrtandra longifolia observed 2026-06-25

2026-06-25

Kauai County, US-HI, US

no rights reserved

Cyrtandra longifolia observed 2026-06-19

2026-06-19

Kauai County, HI, USA

(c) Nick Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyrtandra longifolia observed 2026-06-17

2026-06-17

Hawaii, US

(c) Samuel Bosio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyrtandra longifolia observed 2026-06-01

2026-06-01

Hanapepe, HI 96716, USA

(c) centronyx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyrtandra longifolia observed 2026-05-27

2026-05-27

Hawaii, US

(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Cyrtandra longifolia. BISH 419852. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956196485. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/419852.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956196485 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026