Cyrtandra samoensis
As recorded: Cyrtandra samoensis A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Gesneriaceae
- Collected by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Collector number
- 10175
- Date
- February 11, 1940
- Locality
- 7 miles E of Alofi village
- Island
- Niue Island
- Region
- Niue
- Elevation
- 65 m
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 11, 1940, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 5 other specimens.
Cyrtandra samoensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-01.
2025-03-01
Samoa
(c) Shelomi Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-06-04
Niue
(c) J.R. Kuethe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-19
'Eua Prope, Tonga
(c) Hyongchan Kim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-06-03
Upolu, Samoa
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-05-17
American Samoa
(c) tavita_togia2016, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2003-06-16
Namua Island, Samoa
(c) Colin Ogle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyrtandra samoensis. BISH 631501. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956255009. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/631501.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956255009 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026