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Cyrtandra platyphylla
Ilihia
As recorded: Cyrtandra platyphylla A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Gesneriaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Collector number
- 6482
- Date
- July 2, 1970
- Locality
- Kona, Kaumalumalu
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 854 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 July 2, 1970, Sohmer, S.H. also collected 11 other specimens.
Cyrtandra platyphylla observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 99 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.
2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-19
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Evan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-11
Kilauea State Recreation Area, Mountain View, HI, US
(c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-09
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-08
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-07
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyrtandra platyphylla. BISH 434524. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956283794. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/434524.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956283794 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026