
Cyanea floribunda
As recorded: Cyanea floribunda E.Wimm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Macrae, J.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- November 1, 1825
- Locality
- southern slopes of Mauna Loa, in the forest of Naalehu, Kau
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.0, -155.0Shown approximately to protect an endangered species.
- Elevation
- 1,219 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Cyanea floribunda observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1825. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-27.

2026-01-27
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-14
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-30
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-30
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-25
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-08-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) rdemeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyanea floribunda. BISH 444628. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956522702. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/444628.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956522702 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
