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Cyrtandra ×crassior

Scientific Name: Cyrtandra ×crassior

Family: Gesneriaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Shrub

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

       

Cyrtandra crassior

Cyrtandra crassior is a flowering plant species first described by Harold St. John and Storey.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Cyrtandra crassior H. St. John & Storey (pro sp.)
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Phylum: Magnoliophyta (also referred to as Anthophyta and Tracheobionta)
  • Class: Magnoliopsida (also referred to as Dicotyledoneae)
  • Order: Scrophulariales (also referred to as Lamiales)
  • Family: Gesneriaceae
  • Genus: Cyrtandra
  • Synonyms: Some entries refer to Cyrtandra crassior as Cyrtandra x crassior, indicating a possible hybrid origin.

Distribution and Habitat

One documented sighting occurred "in the upper Avana River where two mature specimens grew". It appears this critically endangered shrub is located in the Koolau Range, Wahiawa Mountain, and Waikane Valley regions.

Resources

  • BISON Web Link: http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov/api/scientificName/Cyrtandra%20crassior
  • ITIS Web Link
  • PlantSystematics.org
  • DiversityOfLife.org
  • PhytoImages.siu.edu
  • FossilFlowers.org