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Cyanea kahiliensis
As recorded: Cyanea kahiliensis (H.St.John) Lammers
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Perlman, S.
- Collector number
- 486A
- Date
- September 18, 1979
- Locality
- Wahiawa Valley
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 742 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 18, 1979, Perlman, S. also collected 17 other specimens.
Cyanea kahiliensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-10-09.

2024-10-09
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-09-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-01-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2010-12-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyanea kahiliensis. BISH 519973. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956374333. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/519973.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956374333 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
