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Centaurium erythraea
Common centaury
As recorded: Centaurium erythraea Rafn
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Gentianaceae
- Collected by
- Krauss, N.L.H.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- January 5, 1966
- Locality
- Pupukea. At site of road on edge of forest
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 307 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 January 5, 1966, Krauss, N.L.H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Centaurium erythraea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. 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 51991. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956365677. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/51991.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956365677 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026