Leechleaf Delissea

Delissea, Kauai delissea, or Kauai leechleaf delisseaCampanulaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)Fruit with spent flowers still attached. Edible, but mealy.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Delissea_kauaiensis

Oha, delisseaCampanulaceae (Bellflower family)Oahu (Cultivated)Delissea is a genus endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. All 15 Delissea are either Federally listed as Endangered Species (4 extant species) or presumed extinct (11 species)Left: Delissea kauaiensisEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5282435168/in/photolist-...Center: Delissea rhytidospermaEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5454954089/in/photolist-...Right: Delissea waianaeensis Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Waianae Mountains, Oahu only)www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/14149816511/in/photolist... Flowers onlywww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/17096913028/in/photostream/The dark or light color of each leaf is a reflection of its growing environment under cultivation.

Delissea, Kauai delissea, or Kauai leechleaf delisseaCampanulaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Delissea_kauaiensis

Delissea, Kauai delissea, or Kauai leechleaf delisseaCampanulaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Delissea_kauaiensis

Delissea, Kauai delissea, or Kauai leechleaf delisseaCampanulaceae (Bellflower family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)IUCN: Critically EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Delissea_kauaiensis

Delissea, a genus endemic to the Hawaiian IslandsCampanulaceaeOahu (Cultivated) All 15 Delissea are either Federally listed as Endangered Species (4 extant species) or now extinct (11 species)A leaf comparison of three of the four remaining species.Left to right: Delissea kauaiensis, young leaf* (Kauai); D. rhytidosperma (Kauai); D. waianaeensis (Waianae Mountains, Oahu)* For mature leaf see www.flickr.com/photos/50823119@N08/4977521602/nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Delissea_kauaiensisnativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Delissea_rhytidosperma

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

Delissea, Kauai delissea, or Kauai leechleaf delisseaCampanulaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Delissea_kauaiensis

Delissea, a genus endemic to the Hawaiian IslandsCampanulaceaeAll 15 Delissea are either Federally listed as Endangered Species (4 extant species) or now extinct (11 species)Oahu (Cultivated) A leaf comparison of three of the four remaining species.Left to right: Delissea kauaiensis, young leaf* (Kauai); D. rhytidosperma (Kauai); D. waianaeensis (Waianae Mountains, Oahu only)* For mature leaf see www.flickr.com/photos/50823119@N08/4977521602/nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Delissea_kauaiensisnativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Delissea_rhytidosperma

Delissea, Kauai delissea, or Kauai leechleaf delisseaCampanulaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)Fruit with spent flowers still attached. Edible, but mealy.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Delissea_kauaiensis

Delissea, Kauai delissea, or Kauai leechleaf delisseaCampanulaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)Fruits are edible, but mealy.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Delissea_kauaiensis

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Description: Delissea kauaiensis (Delissea) Leaves at MISC Piiholo, Maui, Hawaii. October 27, 2008 #081027-0304 Image Use Policy. Date: 27 October 2008, 10:52. Source: starr-081027-0304-Delissea_kauaiensis-leaves-MISC_Piiholo-Maui. Author: Forest and Kim Starr.

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Summary.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:#f8f9fa;padding:5px;font-size:95%;border-spacing:2px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;width:100%}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:4px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{background:#ccf;text-align:right;padding-right:0.4em;width:15%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{border-top:0;padding-top:0;margin-top:-8px}@media only screen and (max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table.fileinfotpl-type-information{border-spacing:0;padding:0;word-break:break-word;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody{display:block}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:0.2em 0.4em;text-align:left;text-align:start}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{box-sizing:border-box;flex:1 0 100%;width:100%}} Description: Delissea, Kauai delissea, or Kauai leechleaf delissea Campanulaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauaʻi only) Endangered Oʻahu (Cultivated) nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Delissea_kauaiensis. Date: 10 September 2010, 07:38. Source: Delissea kauaiensis Uploaded by Tim1357. Author: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA.

Description: Delissea kauaiensis (Delissea) Flowers at MISC Piiholo, Maui, Hawaii. October 27, 2008 #081027-0305 Image Use Policy. Date: 27 October 2008, 10:53. Source: starr-081027-0305-Delissea_kauaiensis-flowers-MISC_Piiholo-Maui. Author: Forest and Kim Starr.

Description: Delissea kauaiensis (Delissea) Stem at MISC Piiholo, Maui, Hawaii. October 27, 2008 #081027-0313 Image Use Policy. Date: 27 October 2008, 10:54. Source: starr-081027-0313-Delissea_kauaiensis-stem-MISC_Piiholo-Maui. Author: Forest and Kim Starr.

Description: Delissea kauaiensis (Delissea) Habit at MISC Piiholo, Maui, Hawaii. October 27, 2008 #081027-0303 Image Use Policy. Date: 27 October 2008, 10:52. Source: starr-081027-0303-Delissea_kauaiensis-habit_-MISC_Piiholo-Maui. Author: Forest and Kim Starr.

Description: Delissea kauaiensis (Delissea) Leaf at MISC Piiholo, Maui, Hawaii. October 27, 2008 #081027-0314 Image Use Policy. Date: 27 October 2008, 10:54. Source: starr-081027-0314-Delissea_kauaiensis-leaf-MISC_Piiholo-Maui. Author: Forest and Kim Starr.

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Description: Delissea kauaiensis (Delissea) Leaves at MISC Piiholo, Maui, Hawaii. October 27, 2008 #081027-0310 Image Use Policy. Date: 27 October 2008, 10:53. Source: starr-081027-0310-Delissea_kauaiensis-leaves-MISC_Piiholo-Maui. Author: Forest and Kim Starr.

Description: Delissea kauaiensis (Delissea) Flowers and fruit at MISC Piiholo, Maui, Hawaii. October 27, 2008 #081027-0309 Image Use Policy. Date: 27 October 2008, 10:53. Source: starr-081027-0309-Delissea_kauaiensis-flowers_and_fruit-MISC_Piiholo-Maui. Author: Forest and Kim Starr.

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Description: Delissea kauaiensis (Delissea) Flowers at MISC Piiholo, Maui, Hawaii. October 27, 2008 #081027-0306 Image Use Policy. Date: 27 October 2008, 10:53. Source: starr-081027-0306-Delissea_kauaiensis-flowers-MISC_Piiholo-Maui. Author: Forest and Kim Starr.