Cyrtandra obliquifolia

K.R.Wood & W.L.Wagner (2024)

This name is accepted

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

ha‘iwale, kanawao ke‘oke‘o

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Description

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Growth Form: Small shrubs

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Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Kaua'i Endemic

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Bibliography

Name Published In: PhytoKeys 237: 143 (2024)

Other References

Wood & Wagner 2024:143 (SPNOV/EXTINCT/K†, 2008, DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cyrtandra obliquifolia Below Kamanu Ridge, headwaters of Waikoko, S of Wailua's N fork and above Wailua ditch. Metrosideros wet forest with wet diff communities. W/ Cheirodendron, Pipturus spp., Dubautia, Cyrtandra, Kadua centranthoides, K. elatior, K. foggiana, Psychotria, Melicope, Machaerina, Isachne, with ferns of Microlepia, Asplenium, Christella, Deparia. Preserved_Specimen Non-peltate from, shrub, 75 cm tall, few branched, stems green with white pubescence, calyx yellow, corolla white, occasional with C. kealiae urceolata. Wood, K.R. 12775 Kauai BISH 2008-01-12