Cyanea asplenifolia

Cyanea asplenifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Cyanea
Species:
C. asplenifolia
Binomial name
Cyanea asplenifolia
Synonyms[2]
  • Delissea asplenifolia H.Mann

Cyanea asplenifolia is a flowering plant in the Campanulaceae family. The IUCN has classified the species as critically endangered.[1] It is native to the Hawaiian Islands.[3][4]

Description

It is a flowering perennial shrub from 1.3 to 2 meters tall.[5]

Taxonomy

Flowering plant species first discovered by Horace Mann Jr. It was described by Wilhelm B. Hillebrand, in Fl. Hawaiian Isl.: 260 in 1888.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Bruegmann, M.M.; Caraway, V. (2003). "Cyanea asplenifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003 e.T44105A10856226. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T44105A10856226.en.
  2. ^ a b "Cyanea asplenifolia (H.Mann) Hillebr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  3. ^ "Cyanea asplenifolia - The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database". recentlyextinctspecies.com. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  4. ^ "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands". naturalhistory2.si.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  5. ^ "ECOS: Species Profile". ecos.fws.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-01.