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Cyanea calycina

Cyanea calycina (Cham.) Lammers

O'Ahu Cyanea, Haha

Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)

Synonym(s): Cyanea coronata, Cyanea lanceolata ssp. calycina, Rollandia bidentata, Rollandia calycina, Rollandia calycina var. kaalae, Rollandia lanceolata ssp. calycina, Rollandia lanceolata var. tomentella, Rollandia waianaeensis

USDA Symbol: CYCA23

USDA Native Status: HI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Trailing shrub, stems up to about 10 feet long.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Purple
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Pale to dark magenta. May bloom any time of the year under the right conditions.

Distribution

USA: HI
Native Habitat: Mesic valleys, wet forests.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status

USFWS Species Profile: Q1LP
Status: Endangered
Historic Range: U.S.A. (HI)
Critical Habitat: 17.96(a)
Special Rules: N/A
This information is derived from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serrvice Environmental Conservation Online System.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:							FACU

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Bibliography

Bibref 1790 - Hawaiian Plant Life - Vegetation and Flora (2014) Gustafson, Robert J.; Derral R. Herbst; Philip W. ...

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Web Reference

Webref 49 - Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (2020) Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Webref 43 - Hawaiian Native Plant Genera (2006) University of Hawaii

Additional resources

USDA: Find Cyanea calycina in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Cyanea calycina in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cyanea calycina

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-03-18
Research By: CBR

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