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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.

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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.

References

Cyanea hirtella. ceb.wikipedia.org.
Cyanea hirtella (H.Mann) Hillebr. | Plants of the …. powo.science.kew.org.
Cyanea hirtella. species.data.kew.org.
World Flora Online. worldfloraonline.org. June 2024.