Cyanea lobata
| Cyanea lobata | |
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| C. lobata flower | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Genus: | Cyanea |
| Species: | C. lobata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyanea lobata | |
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Cyanea lobata is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family, Campanulaceae.[3][4] It is known by the common name Waihee Valley cyanea. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known from Lanai and Maui.[2] It is a federally listed endangered species. Like other Cyanea it is known as "hāhā" in Hawaiian.[5]
This Hawaiian lobelioid is a shrub which may exceed 2 m (6.6 ft) in height. The stem may have branches. The inflorescence bears greenish or purplish flowers.[2]
There are two subspecies of this plant, both very rare. One individual of ssp. lobata was found in Maui in 1982 after several decades of no observations. This plant was later killed in a landslide. In 1996 three more individuals were found.[2] The ssp. baldwinii had not been seen since 1934 when two plants were discovered on Lanai in 2006. These are being carefully watched.[6]
The five plants remaining of this species are threatened by the destruction and degradation of their wet and moist forest habitat.[2] The Lanai subspecies is found in an understory where the ground is 80% covered by ferns.[6]
References
- ^ Chau, M. (2016). "Cyanea lobata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T78777213A78777222. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T78777213A78777222.en.
- ^ a b c d e "Cyanea lobata". NatureServe Explorer. The Nature Conservancy. 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Cyanea lobata H.Mann". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ "Cyanea lobata H.Mann". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ "Listed Plants". Species Reports. USFWS. Archived from the original on 24 February 2025.
- ^ a b Evenhuis, N. L.; L. G. Eldridge, eds. (2007). "Records for the Hawaii Biological Society for 2006. Part 2" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers.