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Cyanea coriacea
As recorded: Cyanea coriacea (A.Gray) Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 127 K
- Date
- August 3, 1909
- Locality
- Winihia Valley
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 3, 1909, Forbes, C.N. also collected 3 other specimens.
Cyanea coriacea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-13.

2026-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) gmoriondo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-18
Hawaii, US
(c) j_jabl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-01-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-01-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-01-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-10-23
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
Cyanea coriacea. BISH 44939. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956683286. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/44939.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956683286 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
