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Cyrtandra hawaiensis
As recorded: Cyrtandra hawaiensis C.B.Clarke
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Gesneriaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 20116
- Date
- November 3, 1940
- Locality
- Punaluu, Koolau Range, Castle Trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 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 November 3, 1940, St.John, H. also collected 4 other specimens.
Cyrtandra hawaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-20.

2025-03-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2021-02-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2013-06-01
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2011-10-16
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2010-09-07
United States
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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 51161. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956276173. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/51161.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956276173 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
