Cyanea hirtella
A Hawaiian flowering plant in the Campanulaceae family, native to Hawaii and growing primarily as a shrub or tree in the wet tropical biome, first described by Horace Mann and given its official name by Wilhelm William B. Hillebrand.
Summary
Native to the Hawaiian Islands, particularly western Kaua‘i, this Campanulaceae shrub or tree grows in the wet tropical biome and has a history of several synonyms, including Delissea hirtella and Clermontia fulva, Clermontia pluriflora, Cyanea chockii, Cyanea communis, Cyanea degeneriana, Cyanea eriantha, and Cyanea feddei.
Taxonomy
- Taxonomic Rank
- Species
- Author
- Hillebr.
- Publication
- Fl. Hawaiian Isl. : 255 (1888)
Superior Taxa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Pteridobiotina
- Phylum
- Angiosperms
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Campanulaceae
- Genus
- Cyanea
Synonyms
Delissea umbrosa Clermontia fulva Clermontia pluriflora Cyanea communis Cyanea degeneriana Cyanea feddei Cyanea hirtella var. striata Cyanea hirtella var. subglabra Cyanea knudsenii Cyanea sylvestris Delissea alba Delissea brevipedicellata Delissea chartacea Delissea christensenii Delissea degeneriana Delissea divergens Delissea excurrens Delissea fruticosa Delissea hirtella Delissea hirtella var. striata Delissea hirtella var. subglabra Delissea hypoleuca Delissea iliahiatilis Delissea impedicellata Delissea kealawelaensis Delissea knudsenii Delissea leiophylla Delissea ligulata Delissea longiantherae Delissea paliensis Delissea purpurea Delissea robinsonii Delissea scopuli Delissea simplex Delissea simplex f. maculata Delissea subacuminata Delissea sylvestris var. eriantha Delissea virgata Delissea waioliensis Cyanea chockii Cyanea eriantha Cyanea sylvestris var. eriantha Delissea chockii Delissea deltoidea Delissea sylvestris