
Cyanea superba
As recorded: Cyanea superba subsp. superba
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Obata, J.K.; Palmer, D.John K. Obata →David Palmer →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: s.n.
- Date
- 1976
- Locality
- Waianae Range, Pahole Gulch, 1st sub-gulch to east, near end of sub-gulch and on N facing face
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lammers, T.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cyanea superba observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-04-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) ddutra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-12-28
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-12-28
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-12-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyanea superba. BISH 650862. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956547958. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/650862.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956547958 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
