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Cyanea grimesiana in life
In life — kue-nui, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) mykle hoban, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by mykle hoban
BISH 617317Botany

Cyanea grimesiana

kue-nui

As recorded: Cyanea grimesiana subsp. obatae (H.St.John) Lammers

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae

Collected by
Perlman, S.; Obata, J.; Hill, R.R.J. Hill →John K. Obata →Steven Perlman →
Collector number
Collector Number: 6001
Date
1987
Locality
Waianae Mts., Puu Pane, middle subgulch of Palikea gulch
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Hawaii, United States
Identified by
Imada, C.
Record type
Preserved specimen
89 Bishop specimens of Cyanea grimesiana · collected 1817–1991Species page ›

Cyanea grimesiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 44 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cyanea grimesiana. BISH 617317. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956189258. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/617317.

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