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Cyrtandra spathulata
As recorded: Cyrtandra spathulata H.St.John
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Gesneriaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1646.M
- Date
- November 15, 1917
- Locality
- Kipahulu Valley, L side
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 15, 1917, Forbes, C.N. also collected 1 other specimen.
Cyrtandra spathulata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2011-05-29.

2011-05-29
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2010-12-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2010-12-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2009-05-13
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2006-03-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyrtandra spathulata. BISH 77814. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956537360. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/77814.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956537360 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
