Cyrtandra laxiflora

Cyrtandra laxiflora

Vulnerable (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Cyrtandra
Species:
C. laxiflora
Binomial name
Cyrtandra laxiflora
Synonyms[3]
  • Cyrtandra adpressipilosa H.St.John
  • Cyrtandra campaniformis H.St.John
  • Cyrtandra discors H.St.John & W.N.Takeuchi
  • Cyrtandra infrapallida H.St.John
  • Cyrtandra kailuaensis H.St.John
  • Cyrtandra longicalyx H.St.John
  • Cyrtandra stupantha H.St.John & Storey
  • Cyrtandra trinalis H.St.John & W.N.Takeuchi

Cyrtandra laxiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae,[4] known by the commons name of drooping cyrtandra or "haʻiwale" in Hawaiian. It is native to Hawaii.[3] It is only found on the windward side of Oʻahu.[5]

References

  1. ^ Shay, K. (2025). "Cyrtandra laxiflora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T255436285A255449146. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T255436285A255449146.en. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  2. ^ "Cyrtandra laxiflora". NatureServe Explorer. The Nature Conservancy. 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Cyrtandra laxiflora H.Mann". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Cyrtandra laxiflora H.Mann". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  5. ^ Mueller-Dombois, Dieter; Wirawan, Nengah; Jacobi, James D. (2005). "The Kahana Valley Ahupua'a, a PABITRA Study Site on O'ahu, Hawaiian Islands". Pacific Science. 59 (2): 293–314. doi:10.1353/psc.2005.0025. hdl:10125/24180. S2CID 84303700.