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Kilauea Mauna cyanea
Scientific Name: Cyanea giffardii
Family: Campanulaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Tree
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Cyanea giffardii - Kilauea Mauna Cyanea
Cyanea giffardii, commonly known as Kilauea Mauna Cyanea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cyanea giffardii Rock
- Family: Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family)
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Synonyms: Giffard's Cyanea
- Common Names: Kilauea Mauna Cyanea
- Symbol: CYGI5
Distribution and Habitat
- Cyanea giffardii is native to Hawaii, specifically the island of Hawaii (Big Island).
- It was found near Kilauea and Mauna Loa.
Morphological Characteristics
- Growth Habit: Tree
- Duration: Perennial
- It does not keep its leaves in the winter.
- Described as having a climber deportment and classified as a shrub.
Additional Species within the Genus Cyanea
- Cyanea aspleniifolia (Mann) Hbd. - Spleenwort Cyanea
- Cyanea crispa (Koolau Range rollandia)
- Cyanea elliptica - Ellipticleaf cyanea
- Cyanea fauriei - Faurie's cyanea
- Cyanea fernaldii
- Cyanea floribunda - Degener's cyanea
- Cyanea glabra - Smooth cyanea
- Cyanea grimesiana
- Cyanea macrostegia ssp. macrostegia
- Cyanea platyphylla
- Cyanea shipmanii - Shipman's Cyanea
- Cyanea stictophylla
- Cyanea tritomantha - Gray 'Oha (Synonyms: Haha, `Oha Wai)
- Cyanea truncata
Further Information
- Discover Life: Biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution information.
- Garden Guides: Plant information, identification, uses, and gardening information.
- USDA, NRCS: Distributional map for Cyanea giffardii Rock.
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy