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Cyanea grimesiana in life
In life — kue-nui, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) mykle hoban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by mykle hoban
BISH 457368Botany

Cyanea grimesiana

kue-nui

As recorded: Cyanea grimesiana subsp. grimesiana

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae

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
89 Bishop specimens of Cyanea grimesiana · collected 1817–1991Species page ›

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.

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