Cyanea coriacea
leatherleaf cyanea
Photo: (c) Oscar Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Oscar Johnson (iNaturalist)
54
Bishop specimens
11
Type specimens
1851
First collected
2015
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Cyanea coriacea, most mentions first.
2025
Imada, C.T., Faccenda, K., Thomas, M.K., Gallaher, T., Oppenhemier, H., Kennedy, B. & Kalei, A. (eds.) Hawaiian native & naturalized vascular plants checklist (2025 update). 780 pp. [published online 6 November 2025]· Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 5 pages
2014
Rediscovery of Melicope quadrangularis (Rutaceae) and other notable plant records for the island of Kaua‘i, Hawai‘iWood, K.R. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2013
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2013: VolumeEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2012
Wood, K.R.2012. Possible extinctions, rediscoveries, and new plant records within the Hawaiian Islands. In: Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds.), Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2011. Part II: plants. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 113: 91-102.· Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2011
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2011: PlantsEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
1999
Hawaiian vascular plants at risk: 1999Wagner, W.L., D.R. Herbst, M.M. Bruegmann & J.Q. Lau · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
1998
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1998: SupplementEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1851 by Rémy, J. (Kauaʻi).
From the collection
Alive today
10 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) gmoriondo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-08-18
Hawaii, US
(c) j_jabl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-01-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-01-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-01-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2020-10-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2011-09-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Oscar Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2011-09-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Oscar Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)