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bog clermontia

Scientific Name: Clermontia grandiflora

Family: Campanulaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Tree, Shrub

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

       

Clermontia grandiflora subsp. grandiflora

Clermontia grandiflora subsp. grandiflora is commonly known as bog clermontia. Other species within the Clermontia genus have common names such as Pele clermontia (Clermontia peleana), small-flowered clermontia or smallflower clermontia (Clermontia parviflora), and pear clermontia (Clermontia pyrularia).

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Family: Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family)
  • Genus: Clermontia Gaudich.
  • Subspecies: Clermontia grandiflora Gaudich. subsp. grandiflora
  • Synonyms: Mentions of other Clermontia species like Clermontia arborescens may represent older classifications or related taxa.

Distribution and Habitat

  • Clermontia grandiflora subsp. grandiflora is found in the USA, specifically in Hawaii (HI).
  • Populations of Clermontia occur on the six largest Hawaiian Islands.
  • They are found in cloud forests and montane rain forests, and rarely in montane bogs. Some species prefer open alpine bogs to densely shaded rainforest interiors.

Other notable Clermontia Species

  • Clermontia peleana: Rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family, known as Pele clermontia, once classified as Extinct in the Wild (EW).
  • Clermontia drepanomorpha: Known as 'oha wai or Kohala Mountain clermontia.
  • Clermontia parviflora: Known as Small-flowered clermontia or Smallflower clermontia.
  • Clermontia arborescens: Also known as &#699&#332h&#257 wai nui.
  • Clermontia kakeana: Known as Forest clermontia.
  • Clermontia lindseyana: Shown to be nectar robbed by &#39I&#39iwi birds.

Further Information

  • Discover Life offers pages about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Clermontia grandiflora.
  • ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System) includes information on Clermontia grandiflora subsp. grandiflora.
  • ECOS (Environmental Conservation Online System) has a species profile for Clermontia drepanomorpha (`oha wai).