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Cyrtandra × hesperia

H.St.John (1987)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Gesneriaceae Genus: Cyrtandra

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Description

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Hawai'i Endemic

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Phytologia 63: 485 (1987)

Other References

St. John 1987r:485 (SPNOV/H); W.L.Wagner 1988 (BISH type annotated, parentage: C. hawaiensis × C. menziesii); Note: assumed unstabilized hybrid

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cyrtandra × hesperia Manuka, nature trail inside collapsed lava tube; ohia, Urera, Coprosma, Alyxia, Gouldia, Pipturus, ferns Preserved_Specimen 2'; 4' long stem Clarke, G. 694 Hawaii BISH 1982-04-29
2 Cyrtandra × hesperia Kau District, Manuka State Park, crater pit Metrosideros forest with Pisonia sandwicensis, Nestegis sandwicensis, Psychotria hawaiiensis and Nephrolepis. Preserved_Specimen Wagner, W.L. 6754 Hawaii BISH 1992-08-19
3 Cyrtandra × hesperia Kau, Kiolakaa-Keaa Homestead Addition Open Metrosideros forest with native shrubs and trees, uluhe common. Preserved_Specimen Rare shrub 3 1/2 ft. tall, spread 4 ft., basal diam. 1 in. Leaves dark green, leathery, veins exserted beneath. White flrs. (3-4/infl.) have semi-double appearance because of petaloid stamens. Corolla with glandular hairs. No fruit seen, only 1 plant fround. Davis, J. 495 Hawaii BISH 1981-05-27
4 Cyrtandra × hesperia Manuka NASR, loop trail to pit crater Metrosideros lowland mesic forest ca 25 - 30 m tall. W/ understory of Nestegis, Pisonia, Charpentiera, Psychotria hawaiiensis, Alyxia oliviformis, Pipturus albidus, Antidesma platyphyllum & A. pulvinatum, Wikstroemia. Preserved_Specimen cf C. mensiziesii x C. hawaiiensis, large scrub or small tree, 3 m tall, few brnched, stems tan, fls bunched up around petioles or occasionally cauliferous, common in pit crater but not seen outside of crater. Wood, K.R. 13213 Hawaii BISH 2008-08-08
5 Cyrtandra × hesperia Manuka, nature trail, S Kona FR collapsed lava tube; Metrosideros, Urera, Coprosma cymosa, Pipturus, Gouldia, ferns, Alyxia Preserved_Specimen 2' shrub, white flower, young fruit Clarke, G. 694 Hawaii BISH 1982-04-29
6 Cyrtandra × hesperia Hookena, Tr 65, Sta 53 Preserved_Specimen Shrub 70 cm. tall, branched Warshauer, F.R. 1932 Hawaii BISH 1978-07-02
7 Cyrtandra × hesperia Kau, Kiolakaa-Kea Homestead Addition open Metrosideros forest, native shrubs and trees, uluhe common Preserved_Specimen 3.5' x 1 shrub, spread 4'; leaves dark green, leathery, veins exserted below; white flower, 3-4/inflorescence, semi-double appearance because of petaloid stamens; corolla glandular hairs Davis, J. 495 Hawaii BISH 1981-05-27
8 Cyrtandra × hesperia Preserved_Specimen Davis, J. 495 Hawaii BISH
9 Cyrtandra × hesperia Preserved_Specimen Warshauer, F.R. 1932 Hawaii BISH 1978-07-02
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