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Cyrtandra ×kaalae

Scientific Name: Cyrtandra ×kaalae

Family: Gesneriaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Shrub

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

       

Cyrtandra kaalae

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

Common Names

  • Kaala cyrtandra

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Cyrtandra kaalae H. St. John & Storey (pro sp.)
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Phylum: Anthophyta
  • Class: Dicotyledoneae
  • Order: Scrophulariales
  • Family: Gesneriaceae
  • Genus: Cyrtandra
  • Synonyms: Cyrtandra x kaalae St. John & Storey (pro sp.), Cyrtandra kalichii-like 1 x C. lessoniana
  • Related Name: Cyrtandra x kaalae St. John & Storey (pro sp.) (TSN 34171)

Distribution and Habitat

  • Cyrtandra kaalae is endemic to the Ka`ala area in the northern Wai`anae Mountains on O`ahu, Hawai`i.

Classification

  • The genus Cyrtandra is in the family Gesneriaceae within the Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Related Species

  • Appears to be related to C. kalichii and C. lessoniana.

Further Information

  • Tropicos
  • Discover Life
  • Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
  • USDA, NRCS