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Cyrtandra waianaeensis
As recorded: Cyrtandra waianaeensis H.St.John & Storey
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Gesneriaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 20021
- Date
- March 5, 1939
- Locality
- Puu Kaua, Waianae Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 949 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 March 5, 1939, St.John, H. also collected 23 other specimens.
Cyrtandra waianaeensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1939. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2013-09-12.

2013-09-12
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2009-09-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyrtandra waianaeensis. BISH 52391. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956252758. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/52391.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956252758 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
