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Cyrtandra kealiae
Limahuli Cyrtandra
As recorded: Cyrtandra kealiae subsp. urceolata Wagner & Lorence
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Gesneriaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.; Webster, G.L.; Wilbur, R.L.R.S. Cowan →Harold St.John →Grady L. Webster →R.L. Wilbur →
- Collector number
- 23025
- Date
- December 24, 1947
- Locality
- Ridge 3/4 m N of Laaukahi, Koloa
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 274 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 December 24, 1947, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.; Webster, G.L.; Wilbur, R.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Cyrtandra kealiae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-05.

2026-05-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-12-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-10-02
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
Cyrtandra kealiae. BISH 419867. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956317332. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/419867.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956317332 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
