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Pickering's cyrtandra

Scientific Name: Cyrtandra pickeringii

Family: Gesneriaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Shrub

Duration: Perennial

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Cyrtandra pickeringii

Also known as Pickering's Cyrtandra, this plant is a perennial shrub.

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Cyrtandra pickeringii A. Gray
  • Common Name: Pickering's Cyrtandra
  • Family: Gesneriaceae
  • Rank: Species
  • Synonym: Cyrtandra makalehaensis H. St. John
  • Related ITIS Name: Cyrtandra pickeringii Gray (TSN 34223)

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits

  • Growth Habit: Shrub
  • Duration: Perennial

Distribution and Habitat

  • The typical form was collected by Pickering in the forests of Hawaii (specifically, but not Oahu).
  • Also found on Viti Levu, Fiji: Upper slopes of Mt. Koromba (Pickering Peak).

Conservation Status

  • Listed as a "Species of Concern."