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Cyanea undulata (leechleaf cyanea)

Synonyms: Delissea forbesii (homotypic); Delissea lydgatei

Wikipedia Abstract

Cyanea undulata is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common names wavy cyanea and leechleaf cyanea. It is endemic to the island of Kauai, where it is in rapid decline. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. Like other Cyanea it is known as haha in Hawaiian. This Hawaiian lobelioid is a shrub which can exceed three meters in height. The leaves have wavy edges and the flowers are yellow. The species has become rare because of habitat degradation by feral pigs, exotic plant species, and damage to plants caused by rats and slugs.
View Wikipedia Record: Cyanea undulata

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Cyanea undulata

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Shrub

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0