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Cyrtandra paludosa
kanawao keʻokeʻo
As recorded: Cyrtandra paludosa var. paludosa
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Gesneriaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Murashige; KerrOtto Degener →Kerr →T. Murashige →
- Collector number
- 20153
- Date
- September 5, 1949
- Locality
- Saddle Rd., 7 mi from Hilo
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 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 September 5, 1949, Degener, O.; Murashige; Kerr also collected 8 other specimens.
Cyrtandra paludosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-10
Hawaii, US
(c) cadenf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-15
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Evan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-02
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyrtandra paludosa. BISH 424065. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956296927. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/424065.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956296927 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026