
Cyanea grimesiana
kue-nui
As recorded: Cyanea grimesiana subsp. grimesiana
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Gaudichaud-Beaupré, C.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 143
- Date
- 1817
- Locality
- Honolulu Harbor
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.6, -157.9Shown approximately to protect an endangered species.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Cyanea grimesiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1817. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 44 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-18
Hawaii, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-19
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved

2026-03-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Grigory Heaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyanea grimesiana. BISH 457368. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956406656. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/457368.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956406656 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
