Cyrtandra cyaneoides
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Mpele, haiwale, kanawao keokeoGesneriaceae (African Violet family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)IUCN: EndangeredKauai (Cultivated)Closeup of flowers: www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5490666621/in/pool-franc...EtymologyThe generic name Cyrtandra is from the Greek kyrtos, curved, and andros, stamens, in reference to the spirally curved ferile staminal filaments.Regarding the specific epithet cyaneoides, the suffix -oides, resembling, and the prefix cyane-, possibly Cyanea.nativeplants.hawaii.edu
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- Tracheophyta (ferns)
- Spermatophytes (seed plants)
- Angiosperms (Dicotyledons)
- Eudicots
- Superasterids
- Asterids
- Lamiales ("An Order: Mints, Vervains, Snapdragons, Etc.")
- Gesneriaceae (gesneriads)
- Cyrtandra (cyrtandra)
- Cyrtandra cyaneoides (mapele)
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