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Cyrtandra nitens
As recorded: Cyrtandra nitens C.B.Clarke
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Gesneriaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.; Flynn, T.; Johnson, M.; Tabua, M.Timothy Flynn →Martin W. Johnson →M. Tabua →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 17015
- Date
- June 23, 2016
- Locality
- WS GAGAIFOMAUGA Savaii. Forests above Aopo, Mata o le Afi region.
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 1,650 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 23, 2016, Wood, K.R.; Flynn, T.; Johnson, M.; Tabua, M. also collected 3 other specimens.
Cyrtandra nitens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 2016. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-07.

2025-05-07
Gagaifomauga III, WS-GI, WS
(c) Shelomi Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2016-06-23
Gaga'ifomauga, Samoa
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyrtandra nitens. BISH 782818. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956195273. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/782818.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956195273 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
