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Cyanea kunthiana

Cyanea kunthiana (Gaudich.) Hillebr.

Kunth's Cyanea, Haha

Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)

Synonym(s): Cyanea bishopii

USDA Symbol: CYKU

USDA Native Status: HI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub , Tree
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.
Fruit: Purplish orange.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Purple
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: White with lilac stripes, or dark purple. May bloom any time of the year under the right conditions.

Distribution

USA: HI
Native Habitat: Wet forests.

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

USFWS Species Profile: Q0IO
Status: Endangered
Historic Range: U.S.A. (HI)
Critical Habitat: N/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:							FAC

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. ...
Bibref 1798 - Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii, Revised Edition (1999) Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.

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Web Reference

Webref 49 - Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (2020) Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Webref 44 - Plants of Hawaii (1997) Starr Environmental

Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

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