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Cyanea fissa
As recorded: Cyanea fissa (H.Mann) Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Christensen, C.
- Collector number
- 188
- Date
- April 21, 1977
- Locality
- Napali coast, first stream east of Hanakapiai
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 274 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 21, 1977, Christensen, C. also collected 6 other specimens.
Cyanea fissa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 29 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-11.

2026-06-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Samuel Bosio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyanea fissa. BISH 521146. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956584983. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/521146.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956584983 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
