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Cyrtandra lessoniana
As recorded: Cyrtandra lessoniana Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Gesneriaceae
- Collected by
- Storey, W.B.
- Collector number
- 123
- Date
- October 4, 1931
- Locality
- Paalaa-Kawailoa divide, Koolau Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 549 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 4, 1931, Storey, W.B. also collected 3 other specimens.
Cyrtandra lessoniana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-03-15.

2023-03-15
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-05-02
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) mariacostantini, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2012-11-04
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2007-04-28
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Hernandez, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2003-03-15
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Gerry Carr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyrtandra lessoniana. BISH 51043. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956346022. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/51043.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956346022 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
