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wetforest cyanea

Scientific Name: Cyanea hamatiflora

Family: Campanulaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Tree

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

       

Cyanea hamatiflora

Cyanea hamatiflora, commonly known as wetforest cyanea, is a rare flowering plant species belonging to the bellflower family (Campanulaceae).

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Cyanea hamatiflora Rock
  • Common Name: Wetforest cyanea
  • Family: Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family)
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Rank: Species
  • Subspecies:
    • Cyanea hamatiflora subsp. hamatiflora Rock
    • Cyanea hamatiflora subsp. carlsonii (Rock) Lammers - also known as Carlson's Cyanea
  • Synonym: For other Cyanea species, Cyanea lanceolata ssp. calycina (Cham.) Lammers, Givnish &amp Sytsma is mentioned as a synonym for "Haha" (Cyanea species).

Distribution and Habitat

  • Cyanea hamatiflora is endemic to Hawaii.
  • It thrives in moist and wet forest environments.
  • Specific locations mentioned include wet forest understories and lowland wet forests dominated by Metrosideros polymorpha-Dicranopteris.

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits

  • Described as a tree or shrub, but specific details are limited.
  • Other Cyanea species can vary in height. Cyanea angustifolia is cited as ranging from 6-19 feet tall.
  • Wetforest Cyanea is a perennial plant.

Ecological Role

  • Limited dispersal of fruits in wet-forest understories might contribute to the speciation and parallel adaptive radiation within the Cyanea genus.

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • Cyanea hamatiflora can be found in similar areas with other species of plants, such as Cyanea profuga, Cyanea mannii, Lobelia hypoleuca, Clermontia kakeana, and various Peperomia species.

Further Information

  • Discover Life provides information about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Cyanea hamatiflora.
  • The Permaculture Local Species database contains information about this species.
  • MyTreeDB contains information about the family.
  • plants.findthedata.org has a plants database with information about Wetforest Cyanea.
  • portal-jardin.com has a fiche with information.