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Cyanea kunthiana
As recorded: Cyanea kunthiana (Gaudich.) Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 560
- Date
- May 17, 1979
- Locality
- East Maui, Waikamoi Flume
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,311 m
- Identified by
- Lammers, T.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 17, 1979, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 11 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 459956. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956319573. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/459956.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956319573 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
