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Cyanea fissa
As recorded: Cyanea fissa (H.Mann) Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Christensen, C.
- Collector number
- 228
- Date
- June 27, 1977
- Locality
- Lumahai Valley, 4 miles, 2000 ft. up valley, east side of stream
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 213 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 27, 1977, Christensen, C. also collected 18 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 521162. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956501370. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/521162.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956501370 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
