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Cyanea asplenifolia

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Cyanea asplenifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Cyanea
Species:
C. asplenifolia
Binomial name
Cyanea asplenifolia

Cyanea asplenifolia is a flowering plant in the Campanulaceae family. The IUCN has classified the species as critically endangered. It is native to the Hawaiian Islands.[1][2]

Description

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It is a flowering perennial shrub from 1.3 to 2 meters tall. [3]

Taxonomy

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Flowering plant species first discovered by Horace Mann Jr. It was described by Wilhelm B. Hillebrand , in Fl. Hawaiian Isl.: 260 in 1888.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Cyanea asplenifolia - The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database". recentlyextinctspecies.com. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  2. ^ "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands". naturalhistory2.si.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  3. ^ "ECOS: Species Profile". ecos.fws.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  4. ^ "Cyanea asplenifolia (H.Mann) Hillebr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-01-01.