Kuhiaikamoowahie or peluCampanulaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lnai, Maui, Hawaii)Oahu (Cultivated), an Oahu formEarly Hawaiians used these plants to sprinkle water on an image of the rain god to induce rain.EtymologyThe generic epithet Lobelia is named in behalf of the Flemish botanist Mathais de L'Obel (1538-1616).The specific Greek epithet, hypoleuca, whitish below, is in reference to the white tomentose undersides of the leaves of this species.See www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/12173705166/in/photolist...nativeplants.hawaii.edu/
Niihau lobelia(No known Hawaiian name)Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Niihau-extinct; Kauai and northern Waianae Mts., Oahu-extant)NatureServe: ImperiledOahu (Cultivated)Closeup of flowerswww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5762180787/in/photolist-...EtymologyThe generic epithet Lobelia is named in behalf of the Flemish botanist Mathais de L'Obel (1538-1616).The specific epithet niihauensis is named for the island of Niihau, where it was first collected, and only from the type in 1912.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/