BISH 653871Botany
Cinnamomum verum
Ceylon cinnamon
As recorded: Cinnamomum verum J.Presl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Lauraceae
- Collected by
- Lorence, D.H.
- Collector number
- 7965
- Date
- April 16, 1997
- Locality
- Koloa District: upper Kalaheo, John Townsend's fruit orchard at 4875 Kikala Road
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.9361, -159.5167
- Elevation
- 245 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 16, 1997, Lorence, D.H. also collected 5 other specimens.
Still here: Cinnamomum verum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1997. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-27.
2026-03-27
Wailua Homesteads, HI 96746, USA
(c) Tyson Ehlers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-10-31
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cinnamomum verum. BISH 653871. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956204498. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/653871.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956204498 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026