BISH 736538Botany

Cyrtandra rarotongensis

As recorded: Cyrtandra rarotongensis Cheeseman

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Gesneriaceae

Collected by: Parks, H.E.; Parks, S.T.Harold E. Parks →S.T. Parks →
Collector number: 22591
Date: May 1, 1929
Locality: Rarotonga
Island: Rarotonga
Region: Cook Islands
Identified by: Clark, J.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

7 Bishop specimens of Cyrtandra rarotongensis · collected 1929–1985Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 1, 1929, Parks, H.E.; Parks, S.T. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cyrtandra rarotongensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2020-05-07.

2020-05-07

Cook Islands

(c) Joseph Brider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2010-07-12

Cook Islands

no rights reserved

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Cite this specimen

Cyrtandra rarotongensis. BISH 736538. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956634439. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/736538.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956634439 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026