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Cyanea spathulata
As recorded: Cyanea spathulata (Hillebr.) A.Heller
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Trauernicht, C.; Tangalin, N.Natalia Tangalin →Clay Trauernicht →
- Collector number
- 642
- Date
- December 4, 2008
- Locality
- Awaawapuhi Valley. Below Honopu trail
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 22.1, -159.7Shown approximately to protect an endangered species.
- Elevation
- 1,091 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 4, 2008, Trauernicht, C.; Tangalin, N. also collected 2 other specimens.
Cyanea spathulata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2008. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-04.

2025-08-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Edwin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-09-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyanea spathulata. BISH 742048. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956449744. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/742048.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956449744 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
