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Centaurium erythraea
Common centaury
As recorded: Centaurium erythraea Rafn
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Gentianaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.; Lorence, D.Timothy Flynn →David H. Lorence →
- Collector number
- 2289
- Date
- August 7, 1987
- Locality
- District of S. Kohala; Saddle Rd. (Hwy200) at mile marker 43
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- 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. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 7, 1987, Flynn, T.W.; Lorence, D. also collected 8 other specimens.
Centaurium erythraea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 96 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-08.
2026-10-08
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Chloe DuBose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-17
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-01
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-10
Skyline Rd, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-03
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) Adam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Centaurium erythraea. BISH 514034. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956460824. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/514034.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956460824 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026