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treetrunk cyanea
Scientific Name: Cyanea copelandii
Family: Campanulaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Vine, Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Cyanea copelandii
Cyanea copelandii is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family (Campanulaceae) known by the common name treetrunk cyanea.
Considerations for Pets
- A photo shows a dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea) on a tree trunk, indicating the plant's potential presence in environments where insects, and potentially animals that prey on them, may interact with it.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cyanea copelandii Rock
- Family: Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family)
- Rank: Species
- Common Name: Treetrunk Cyanea
- Subspecies:
- Cyanea copelandii Rock subsp. copelandii
- Cyanea copelandii Rock subsp. haleakalaensis (H. St. John) Lammers
- Nomenclatural Reference: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 1917, xliv. 231.
- Synonym: Copelandii
Distribution and Habitat
- Cyanea copelandii is endemic to Maui.
- The species or subspecies Cyanea copelandii ssp. copelandii was first collected at two sites on the island.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Cyanea copelandii ssp. copelandii is described as a Vine/Shrub.
- It is a Perennial plant.
Related Species
- Other species in the Cyanea genus include Cyanea comata (Maui cyanea), Cyanea coriacea, Cyanea aspleniifolia (Spleenwort Cyanea), Cyanea grimesiana (Splitleaf Cyanea), Cyanea habenata, Cyanea elliptica (Ellipticleaf Cyanea), Cyanea fauriei (Faurie's Cyanea), Cyanea fernaldii, Cyanea hirtella, and Cyanea stictophylla.
Further Information
- Discover Life offers a page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Cyanea copelandii.
- Additional information can be found in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) database.
- More information is available on the USDA Plants database.