Cyanea konahuanuiensis

Cyanea konahuanuiensis, known by the common name of Hāhā mili‘ohu (English: the Cyanea that is caressed by the mist),^[2] is a species of plant from the Ko‘olau Mountains of O‘ahu, Hawaiian Islands. It was described in 2015, and the wild population consists of approximately 20 mature plants.^[3] The species was assessed to be critically endangered in 2017.^[1]

Cyanea konahuanuiensis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Campanulaceae
Genus:	Cyanea
Species:	C. konahuanuiensis
Binomial name
Cyanea konahuanuiensis Sporck-Koehler, M.Waite & A.M.Williams

Description

Cyanea konahuanuiensis is distinguished from all other species in the genus by having densely pubescent leaves, petioles, and flowers. The stems may be sparsely pubescent to glabrous, and it has long calyx lobes and a staminal column joined to the corolla.^[3]

It is named after Konahuanui, the mountain where it was discovered.^[4] It has been successfully germinated in an arboretum at the University of Hawaii.^[2]

References

1. Sporck-Koehler, M. (2018). "Cyanea konahuanuiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T103801946A103801952. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T103801946A103801952.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
2. Platt, John R. "Critically Endangered Plant with Brilliant Purple Flowers Discovered in Hawaii". Scientific American Blog Network. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
3. Sporck-Koehler, Margaret; Koehler, Tobias; Marquez, Sebastian; Waite, Mashuri; Williams, Adam (2 May 2015). "A new species of Cyanea (Campanulaceae, Lobelioideae), from the Ko'olau Mountains of O'ahu, Hawaiian Islands". PhytoKeys (46): 45–60. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.46.8694. ISSN 1314-2003. PMC 4353881. PMID 25829854. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
4. "A Rare Hawaiian Plant – Newly Discovered and Critically Endangered". awkward botany. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2020.