Cyanea (plant)
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Cyanea is a genus of lobelioid plants endemic to Hawaii. It contains more than 50 species, ranging in size from shrubs like C. eleeleensis to tall palm-like trees over 10 meters tall such as C. leptostegia. Most are unbranched and woody, and many have spines while juvenile, possibly to protect against the large birds that used to live on the islands.
Species
The species of Cyanea include:- C. acuminataCyanea acuminataCyanea acuminata is a rare species of flowering plant known by the common names Honolulu cyanea. It is endemic to Oahu, where there are no more than 250 individuals remaining. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. Like other Cyanea it is known as haha in Hawaiian.This...
- C. asarifoliaCyanea asarifoliaCyanea asarifolia is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name gingerleaf cyanea. It is endemic to Kauai, where there were no more than 30 individuals in a single population as of 2005. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States...
- C. copelandiiCyanea copelandiiCyanea copelandii is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name treetrunk cyanea. It is endemic to Maui, where there are no more than 250 individuals remaining in the wild. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States...
- C. crispaCyanea crispaCyanea crispa is a rare species of flowering plant known by the common names crimped rollandia and Koolau Range rollandia. It is endemic to Oahu, where there are no more than fifty individuals remaining in the Koʻolau Range. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States...
- C. dolichopodaCyanea dolichopodaCyanea dolichopoda was a species of shrub in the bellflower family that was endemic to Kauai. It was discovered in 1990 and has not been located in the wild since 1992. Like other Cyanea it is known as haha in Hawaiian....
- C. dunbariaeCyanea dunbariaeCyanea dunbariae is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name ravine cyanea. It is endemic to Molokai, where there were sixteen plants remaining in the wild as of 2005. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States...
- C. eleeleensisCyanea eleeleensisCyanea eleeleensis is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name Eleele cyanea. It is endemic to Kauai, where there are no more than ten plants remaining in the wild. It was federally listed as an endangered species of the United States in 2010...
(H.St.John) Lammers - C. glabraCyanea glabraCyanea glabra is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name smooth cyanea. It is endemic to Maui, where there are twelve plants remaining in the wild. It was federally listed as an endangered species of the United States with nine other Maui Nui endemics in...
- C. grimesianaCyanea grimesianaCyanea grimesiana is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name splitleaf cyanea. It is native to Oahu and Molokai, where it is known from 12 occurrences. It is a federally listed endangered species...
- C. hamatifloraCyanea hamatifloraCyanea hamatiflora is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name wetforest cyanea. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known from the islands of Maui and Hawaii, and there are probably fewer than 250 plants remaining in total. It is a federally listed...
- C. hardyiCyanea hardyiCyanea hardyi, known in Hawaiian as hāhā, is species of flowering plant in the bellflower family, Campanulaceae. This Hawaiian lobelioid is endemic to southern Kauai. It inhabits forested valleys up to an elevation of .-External links:...
RockJoseph RockJoseph Francis Charles Rock was an Austrian-American explorer, geographer, linguist and botanist.-Life:He was born in Vienna, Austria, but emigrated to the United States in 1905 and moved to Honolulu, Hawaii in 1907, where he eventually became an authority on the flora there... - C. humboldtianaCyanea humboldtianaCyanea humboldtiana is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name Oahu rollandia. It is native to Oahu, where it is known only from the Koʻolau Mountains. It is a federally listed endangered species...
- C. kolekoleensisCyanea kolekoleensisCyanea kolekoleensis is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common names `Oha and Kolekole cyanea. It is endemic to Kauai where it has only been seen in the Wahiawa Mountains...
- C. koolauensisCyanea koolauensisCyanea koolauensis is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common names Palolo Valley rollandia and narrowleaf rollandia. It is native to Oahu, where it is known only from the Koʻolau Mountains. It is a federally listed endangered species...
- C. kuhihewaCyanea kuhihewaCyanea kuhihewa is a rare and possibly extinct species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name Limahuli Valley cyanea. It is endemic to Kauai, where the last individuals in the only known population have died...
- C. leptostegia A.Gray
- C. lobataCyanea lobataCyanea lobata is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name Waihee Valley cyanea. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known from Lanai and Maui. It is a federally listed endangered species. Like other Cyanea it is known as haha in Hawaiian.This Hawaiian...
- C. longifloraCyanea longifloraCyanea longiflora is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name ridge rollandia. It is endemic to Oahu where there are only three remaining occurrences in the northern Waianae Mountains for a total of under 300 individuals. It is a federally listed...
- C. macrostegia
- C. manniiCyanea manniiCyanea mannii is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name Mann's cyanea. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Molokai. There are 9 occurrences with fewer than 3000 plants remaining. It is a federally listed endangered species...
- C. mceldowneyiCyanea mceldowneyiCyanea mceldowneyi is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name McEldowney cyanea. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Maui. A 2007 count estimated 60 plants remaining in two populations. It was federally listed as an...
- C. pinnatifidaCyanea pinnatifidaCyanea pinnatifida is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name sharktail cyanea. It is endemic to Oahu, but it is now extinct in the wild and only exists in cultivation...
- C. platyphyllaCyanea platyphyllaCyanea platyphylla is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common names puna cyanea and flatleaf cyanea. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii, where there are fewer than 100 plants remaining in the wild. It is a federally listed endangered species...
(A.Gray) Hillebr. - C. proceraCyanea proceraCyanea procera is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name Molokai cyanea. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Molokai. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. Like other Cyanea it is known as haha...
- C. rectaCyanea rectaCyanea recta is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common names upright cyanea and Kealia cyanea. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Kauai. It is a federally listed threatened species of the United States...
- C. remyiCyanea remyiCyanea remyi is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name Remy's cyanea. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Kauai. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States...
- C. shipmaniiCyanea shipmaniiCyanea shipmanii is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name Shipman's cyanea. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii, where it is known only from the slopes of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States...
- C. st.-johniiCyanea st.-johniiCyanea st.-johnii is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name St. John's rollandia. It is endemic to Oahu, where it is known only from the Koʻolau Mountains. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States...
- C. stictophyllaCyanea stictophyllaCyanea stictophylla is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name Kaiholena cyanea. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii, where it is known only from the rainforests of Mauna Loa. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States...
- C. superbaCyanea superbaCyanea superba is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common names Mt. Kaala cyanea and superb cyanea. It is endemic to the island of Oahu, but it is now extinct in the wild. It exists in cultivation and some individuals have been planted in appropriate habitat....
- C. truncataCyanea truncataCyanea truncata is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name Punaluu cyanea. It is endemic to the islands of Oahu and Molokai in Hawaii, but it is now extinct in the wild. It exists in cultivation and some individuals have been planted in appropriate...
- C. undulataCyanea undulataCyanea undulata is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common names wavy cyanea and leechleaf cyanea. It is endemic to the island of Kauai, where it is in rapid decline. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States...