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bog clermontia
Scientific Name: Clermontia grandiflora ssp. munroi
Family: Campanulaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Tree, Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Clermontia grandiflora
Clermontia grandiflora, particularly the subspecies Clermontia grandiflora subsp. grandiflora, is commonly known as bog clermontia. Several other Clermontia species are also referred to as 'Oha wai in Hawaiian.
Considerations for Pets
- The text mentions the presence of sap or other substances, but it does not say anything about the sap being irritating.
Considerations for Children
- The text mentions the presence of sap or other substances, but it does not say anything about the sap being irritating.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Family: Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family)
- Genus: Clermontia
- Species: Clermontia grandiflora Gaudich.
- Subspecies: Clermontia grandiflora Gaudich. subsp. grandiflora
- Synonyms/Related Names: Clermontia arborescens (used to refer to '?h? wai nui)
Distribution and Habitat
- Clermontia grandiflora and other Clermontia species are native to the Hawaiian Islands, specifically found on the six largest islands.
- They occur in cloud forests and montane rain forests, but are rarely found in montane bogs.
- Specific locations mentioned include Pu'u Kukui bog (West Maui) and the Kohala volcano slopes on the Big Island.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- The text refers to "dwarf '?hi'a bogs" which may indicate something about this species growth conditions.
Genetic Information
- Research has been conducted on low-copy nuclear genes in the Hawaiian endemic Clermontia, suggesting it may be a suspected tetraploid.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Clermontia species have been observed interacting with birds such as the 'I'iwi, which are known to rob nectar from Clermontia lindseyana.
- Some Cyanea species co-occur with Clermontia clermontioides on the Big Island.
Related Species
- Other Clermontia species mentioned include:
- Clermontia peleana (Pele clermontia)
- Clermontia drepanomorpha (`oha wai, Kohala Mountain clermontia)
- Clermontia earina
- Clermontia parviflora (Small-flowered clermontia, Smallflower clermontia)
- Clermontia fauriei
- Clermontia kakeana (Forest clermontia)
- Clermontia pyrularia ('Oha wai, pear clermontia)
- Clermontia lindseyana
- Other genera in the Lobelioideae subfamily mentioned:
- Brighamia
- Lobelia
- Trematolobelia
- Cyanea
- Delissea
Further Information
- Discover Life offers pages on the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Clermontia grandiflora.
- The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) provides taxonomic information (TSN 34625).
- NatureServe offers conservation status information for some species like Clermontia parviflora.
- ECOS provides a species profile for Clermontia drepanomorpha (`oha wai).