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Clermontia oblongifolia (Oahu clermontia)

Synonyms: Clermontia grandiflora var. oblongifolia; Clermontia oblongifolia f. brevipes; Lobelia oblongifolia (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Clermontia oblongifolia is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name Oahu clermontia. It is one of several Hawaiian lobelioids in genus Clermontia that are known as ʻoha wai. This plant is native to three of the Hawaiian Islands, where one subspecies is not uncommon but the other two are very rare and endangered. The more common subspecies, ssp. oblongifolia, is endemic to Oʻahu, where it grows in rainforests.
View Wikipedia Record: Clermontia oblongifolia

Infraspecies

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Clermontia oblongifolia

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Tree

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
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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