Delissea kauaiensis
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Delissea, Kauai delissea, or Kauai leechleaf delisseaCampanulaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)IUCN: Critically EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)Flowers & Leaveswww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4977521602/in/photolist-...Habitwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5743915180/in/photolist-...EtymologyThe generic name Delissea is named for Jacques Delisse (1773-1856), a French physican and botanist from Mauritius, who served as naturalist on the D'Entrecasteaux expedition to the South Pacific in 1800-1804.The specific name refers to the island of Kauai where this delissea is endemic.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Delissea_kauaiensis
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida (green plants)
- Streptophyta
- Embryophytes
- Tracheophyta (ferns)
- Spermatophytes (seed plants)
- Angiosperms (Dicotyledons)
- Eudicots
- Superasterids
- Asterids
- Asterales
- Campanulaceae (bellflowers)
- Delissea (delissea)
- Delissea kauaiensis (leechleaf delissea)
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