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Cyanea floribunda
As recorded: Cyanea floribunda E.Wimm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Jacobi, J.D.; Higashino, P.K.Paul K. Higashino →J.D. Jacobi →
- Collector number
- JDJ 1327
- Date
- May 24, 1979
- Locality
- Puna Distr., Waikahekani Ahu., Tr 42(57/58); SE of Mt. View & 2-6 km NE of Puu Kauka; Puna Forest Reserve
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 463 m
- Identified by
- Lammers, T.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 24, 1979, Jacobi, J.D.; Higashino, P.K. also collected 4 other specimens.
Cyanea floribunda observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-27.

2026-01-27
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-14
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-30
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-30
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-25
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-08-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) rdemeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyanea floribunda. BISH 460727. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956544791. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/460727.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956544791 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
