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Oahu cyanea

Cyanea hardyi Rock
Oahu cyanea
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Cyanea hardyi, a member of the Campanulaceae family, is a flowering plant native to southern Kauaʻi in Hawaii. It is known in Hawaiian as hāhā and is found in forested valleys at elevations up to 790 m (2,590 ft).

Description

Cyanea hardyi is an endemic species of the bellflower family, Campanulaceae, and is part of the genus Cyanea. It is restricted to southern Kauaʻi, where it grows in forested valleys. The species was first described in 1917 by Rock. Its common name is Oahu cyanea, and it is one of the Hawaiian lobelioids, a group of plants unique to the Hawaiian Islands.

Other common names

Oahu cyanea

Distribution

Global · Hawaii

Synonyms

Cyanea coriacea var. hardyiDelissea coriacea var. hardyiDelissea nigra

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