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Cyrtandra kauaiensis

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Cyrtandra kauaiensis

As recorded: Cyrtandra kauaiensis Wawra

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Gesneriaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 1000.K
Date: July 3, 1917
Locality: Waimea dranage basin
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Record type: Preserved specimen

48 Bishop specimens of Cyrtandra kauaiensis · collected 1869–2022Species page ›

Cyrtandra kauaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-02.

Cyrtandra kauaiensis observed 2025-09-02

2025-09-02

Hawaii, US

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyrtandra kauaiensis observed 2025-02-26

2025-02-26

Hawaii, US

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyrtandra kauaiensis observed 2022-12-09

2022-12-09

Hawaii, US

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyrtandra kauaiensis observed 2022-12-01

2022-12-01

Hawaii, US

(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyrtandra kauaiensis observed 2022-03-25

2022-03-25

Hawaii, US

(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyrtandra kauaiensis observed 2022-02-02

2022-02-02

Hawaii, US

(c) Spencer Barrett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Cyrtandra kauaiensis. BISH 50794. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956424919. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/50794.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956424919 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026