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Cyanea kunthiana

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BISH 461939Botany

Cyanea kunthiana

As recorded: Cyanea kunthiana (Gaudich.) Hillebr.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae

Collected by
Higashino, P.K.; Holt, R.A.Paul K. Higashino →Alan Holt →
Collector number
PKH 9144
Date
June 13, 1980
Locality
East Maui, Hana District, Nahiku AHU, Tr 9(10), N slope of Haleakala, E of Kuhiwa Stream & Valley, Koolau Forest Reserve, Across creek
Island
Maui
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
20.7, -156.1Shown approximately to protect an endangered species.
Elevation
1,746 m
Identified by
Lammers, T.G.
Record type
Preserved specimen
55 Bishop specimens of Cyanea kunthiana · collected 1871–2013Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On June 13, 1980, Higashino, P.K.; Holt, R.A. also collected 19 other specimens.

Cyanea kunthiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-10.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cyanea kunthiana. BISH 461939. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956366980. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/461939.

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