
Cyrtandra cyaneoides
Mapele
As recorded: Cyrtandra cyaneoides Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Gesneriaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 2282
- Date
- 1909
- Locality
- Kaholuamano, along trail to Waialae Valley
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cyrtandra cyaneoides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-09-25.

2024-09-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-10
Hawaii, US
(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-01-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-02-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2015-06-02
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
Cyrtandra cyaneoides. BISH 474835. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956274404. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/474835.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956274404 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
