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HahalaGesneriaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu only)Ekahanui Gulch, Waianae Range, Oahu
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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.
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In a gulch in moist forest at moderate elevation on the southern flank of Mauna Loa, Hawaii Island. Sept 21st 2010, I10-7584
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Volcano, Hawaii, United States
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HahalaGesneriaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu only)Ekahanui Gulch, Waianae Range, Oahu
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/
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Mpele, haiwale, kanawao keokeoGesneriaceae (African Violet family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)IUCN: EndangeredKauai (Cultivated)Full View of the plant:
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5490667193/in/pool-48889...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.
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In a gulch in moist forest at moderate elevation on the southern flank of Mauna Loa, Hawaii Island. Sept 21st 2010, I10-7590
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Near the Thurston Lava Tube, Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii Island. Sept. 20th 2010, Image I10-2397
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HahalaGesneriaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu only)Ekahanui Gulch, Waianae Range, Oahu
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/
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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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In a gulch in moist forest at moderate elevation on the southern flank of Mauna Loa, Hawaii Island. Sept 21st 2010, image I10-7587.
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This is a crop from the adjacent image (I10-2397), to show a larger view of the flower and attendant fruit flies. Near the Thurston Lava Tube, Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii Island. Sept. 20th 2010.
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Endemic to the Big Island of Hawaii and found only in wet forests near Kilauea and NE Mauna Loa. These plants were found in the Olaa forest which is dominated by Ohia trees (Metrosideros polymorpha) and 3 Cibotium tree fern species (C. glaucum, C. menziesii, C. chamissoi). The plants in this photo were growing very close to a rare lobeliad, Cyanea tritomantha. Elevation approximately 3800ft/1159m.
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This is a small permitted herbarium collection of Cyrtandra taviunensis from Fiji from the plant shown in images on flickr. A pressed flower shown can be seen here below the coin in this image. A fruit can be seen to the right. Note the long pedicels, unusual for this genus. This is a rare shrub, endemic to Taveuni.
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Photos taken by John Game and Gerald McCormack when this species was re-found after nearly sixty years on Rarotonga in Dec 1988.
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Endemic to Maui and Hawaii of the Hawaiian Islands. This plant is near Thurston Lava Tube, around 3920 ft.
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Endangered. Endemic to Hawaii island and known only from areas near Volcano Village and Laupahoehoe.
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Endemic to the Big Island of Hawaii and found only in wet forests near Kilauea and NE Mauna Loa. These plants were found in the Olaa forest which is dominated by Ohia trees (Metrosideros polymorpha) and 3 Cibotium tree fern species (C. glaucum, C. menziesii, C. chamissoi). The plants in this photo were growing very close to a rare lobeliad, Cyanea tritomantha. Elevation approximately 3800ft/1159m.
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Endemic to Maui and Hawaii of the Hawaiian Islands. This plant is near entrance toThurston Lava Tube, around 3900 ft.
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Endangered. Endemic to Hawaii island and known only from areas near Volcano Village and Laupahoehoe.
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Endemic to the Big Island of Hawaii and found only in wet forests near Kilauea and NE Mauna Loa. These plants were found in the Olaa forest which is dominated by Ohia trees (Metrosideros polymorpha) and 3 Cibotium tree fern species (C. glaucum, C. menziesii, C. chamissoi). The plants in this photo were growing very close to a rare lobeliad, Cyanea tritomantha. Elevation approximately 3800ft/1159m.