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Cyrtandra cordifolia
As recorded: Cyrtandra cordifolia Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Gesneriaceae
- Collected by
- Obata, J.K.
- Collector number
- 81-437
- Date
- March 29, 1981
- Locality
- Western Slope, second gultch from the inner end, Halawa Valley, Koolau Range
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 305 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 March 29, 1981, Obata, J.K. also collected 4 other specimens.
Cyrtandra cordifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-19.

2026-07-19
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved

2026-04-04
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved

2025-10-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-06-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-04-11
Hawaii, US
(c) joshshuman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyrtandra cordifolia. BISH 454913. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956683148. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/454913.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956683148 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
