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Cyanea aculeatiflora
As recorded: Cyanea aculeatiflora Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Warshauer, F.R.; McEldowney, P.H.P.H. McEldowney →F.R. Warshauer →
- Collector number
- FRW 2855
- Date
- July 21, 1980
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, Kipahulu AHU, Tr 17(34), E of upper valley W wall, Kipahulu Valley across small stream
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,393 m
- Identified by
- Lammers, T.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 21, 1980, Warshauer, F.R.; McEldowney, P.H. also collected 6 other specimens.
Cyanea aculeatiflora observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-22.

2025-09-22
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)

2024-09-17
Hawaii, US
(c) JJ Jackson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-17
Hawaii, US
(c) JJ Jackson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-14
Hawaii, US
(c) edcho98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-10-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Remy Henderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyanea aculeatiflora. BISH 460703. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956216015. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/460703.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956216015 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
