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Cyanea kunthiana
As recorded: Cyanea kunthiana (Gaudich.) Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 17, 1979
- Locality
- Between Puukukui and E bog
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,737 m
- Identified by
- Lammers, T.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 17, 1979, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 9 other specimens.
Cyanea kunthiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-10.

2025-09-10
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-05
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Brayden Pollvogt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-25
United States
(c) Edwin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2013-08-21
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 kunthiana. BISH 459921. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956316950. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/459921.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956316950 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
