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Niihau delissea

Scientific Name: Delissea niihauensis ssp. niihauensis

Family: Campanulaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Tree

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

       

Delissea niihauensis subsp. niihauensis

Considerations for Pets

  • According to the provided information, Delissea niihauensis is considered unsafe for dogs and cats.

Considerations for Children

  • According to the provided information, Delissea niihauensis is considered unsafe for children.

Learn more about the Niihau Delissea (Delissea niihauensis), including plant information, identification, uses, and more.

Common Names

  • Niihau delissea (English)
  • Leechleaf delissea

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Accepted Scientific Name: Delissea niihauensis H. St. John subsp. niihauensis
  • Family: Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Genus: Delissea
  • Synonyms:
    • Delissea undulata ssp. niihauensis (H. St. John) Lammers
  • Taxonomic Serial No.: 523938 (for Delissea undulata ssp. niihauensis)

Distribution and Habitat

  • This subspecies has historically been recorded only from the island of Niihau, Hawaii, in the 1800s.
  • It was reported to be plentiful in the area where it occurred.

Ecological Role

  • The provided text indicates the plant is possibly extinct.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Delissea are described as slender relatives of the Lobelius family, reaching up to 10. No further morphological details are provided.

Related Plants

  • Delissea is closely related to other genera such as Lobelia, Trematolobelia, Brighamia, Clermontia, and Cyanea.

Conservation Status

  • IUCN Assessment: T34039A79856414 (View on www.iucnredlist.org)
  • Listed as Critically Imperiled.

Further Information

  • USDA Plants 2011
  • British Database of World Flora and Fauna (Taxonomic information about Delissea undulata ssp. niihauensis of the Family Campanulaceae)