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Cyrtandra longifolia
As recorded: Cyrtandra longifolia (Wawra) Hillebr. ex C.B.Clarke
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Gesneriaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 21582
- Date
- January 2, 1952
- Locality
- Waineke Swamp
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 2, 1952, Degener, O. also collected 16 other specimens.
Cyrtandra longifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 99 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-31.

2026-08-31
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-25
Kauai County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved

2026-06-19
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Nick Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Samuel Bosio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-01
Hanapepe, HI 96716, USA
(c) centronyx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyrtandra longifolia. BISH 52458. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956364919. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/52458.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956364919 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
