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Cyrtandra hawaiensis

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Cyrtandra hawaiensis

As recorded: Cyrtandra hawaiensis C.B.Clarke

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Gesneriaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.; Lake, D.Charles N. Forbes →D. Lake →
Collector number: 1984.O
Date: October 27, 1914
Locality: Waimano Ridge
Island: Oʻahu
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

305 Bishop specimens of Cyrtandra hawaiensis · collected 1869–2024Species page ›

Cyrtandra hawaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1914. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-20.

Cyrtandra hawaiensis observed 2025-03-20

2025-03-20

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Cyrtandra hawaiensis observed 2021-02-06

2021-02-06

Hawaii, US

(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyrtandra hawaiensis observed 2013-06-01

2013-06-01

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyrtandra hawaiensis observed 2011-10-16

2011-10-16

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyrtandra hawaiensis observed 2010-09-07

2010-09-07

United States

(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyrtandra hawaiensis observed 2010-04-11

2010-04-11

United States

(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Cyrtandra hawaiensis. BISH 486264. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956508210. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/486264.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956508210 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026