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Centaurium erythraea

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BISH 667544Botany

Centaurium erythraea

Common centaury

As recorded: Centaurium erythraea var. erythraea

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Gentianaceae

Collected by: Takeuchi, W.N.
Collector number: 5789
Date: May 1, 1989
Locality: Puuwaawaa, on transect T18
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 19.7833, -155.8500
Elevation: 616 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

121 Bishop specimens of Centaurium erythraea · collected 1909–2023Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Centaurium erythraea observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-08.

Centaurium erythraea observed 2026-10-08

2026-10-08

Honokaa, HI, US

(c) Chloe DuBose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Centaurium erythraea observed 2026-09-17

2026-09-17

Waimea, HI 96743, USA

no rights reserved

Centaurium erythraea observed 2026-07-29

2026-07-29

Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA

(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Centaurium erythraea observed 2026-06-14

2026-06-14

Kailua Kona, HI, US

(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Centaurium erythraea observed 2025-08-18

2025-08-18

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) njh55, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Centaurium erythraea observed 2024-07-11

2024-07-11

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

Cite this specimen

Centaurium erythraea. BISH 667544. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956670504. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/667544.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956670504 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026