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Cinnamomum burmanni
Cinnamon tree
As recorded: Cinnamomum burmanni (Nees & T.Nees) Blume
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Lauraceae
- Collected by
- Landgraf, M.F.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- January 22, 1959
- Locality
- Honolulu, Nuuanu Val., near Pali at Upside Down Falls
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 366 m
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 22, 1959, Landgraf, M.F. also collected 1 other specimen.
Cinnamomum burmanni observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 242 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-23.

2026-09-23
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) thejoyofnature, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-22
Kanealole Trail, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-25
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) emcguirt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-28
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-05-26
Haena, HI 96746, USA
(c) Matthew Gilbert Koons, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

2026-05-26
Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Kailua, HI, US
(c) glcn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cinnamomum burmanni. BISH 54322.2. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956273985. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/54322.2.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956273985 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
