Cyanea hardyi (Oahu Cyanea)

Overview

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Vulnerable

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Oahu Cyanea

Description

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Physical Description

Habit: Tree , Shrub

Habitat

Ecology: The species occurs in forested valleys up to an altitude of 790 m. (Ref. 91862)

Biology

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Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Taxonomy

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Kingdom: Plantae () - Plants
- Phylum: Tracheophyta () - Vascular Plants
  - Class: Magnoliopsida () - Dicotyledons
    - Order: Campanulales ()
      - Family: Byrrhoidea ()
        Genus: Cyanea ()
        Specific epithet: hardyi - Rock
        Botanical name: - Cyanea hardyi Rock

Unambiguous Synonyms

Cyanea coriacea hardyi (Rock) F. Wimmer
Cyanea coriacea var. degeneriana F. Wimmer
Cyanea coriacea var. fauriei (Levl.) F. Wimmer
Cyanea coriacea var. hardyi (Rock) F. Wimmer

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Cyanea

There are approximately 124 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

C. aculcatiflora · C. aculeatiflora · C. acuminata (Acuminate Cyanea) · C. angustifolia · C. arborea (Palmtree Cyanea) · C. arborescens · C. argutidentata · C. armata · C. asarifolia (Gingerleaf Cyanea) · C. aspera · C. asplenifolia · C. aspleniifolia (Spleenwort Cyanea) · C. blinii · C. bonita · C. calycina (Waianae Range Rollandia) · C. comata (Maui Cyanea) · C. communis · C. copelandii (Copeland Cyanea) · C. copelandii copelandii (Treetrunk Cyanea) · C. copelandii haleakalaensis (Treetrunk Cyanea) · C. copelandii subsp. haleakalaensis · C. coriacea (Leatherleaf Cyanea) · C. crispa (Koolau Range Rollandia) · C. cylindrocalyx (Splitleaf Cyanea) · C. degeneriana (Degener Cyanea) · C. dolichopoda · C. dunbariae · C. dunbarii (Dunbar's Cyanea) · C. duvalliorum · C. eleeleensis (Eleele Cyanea) · C. elliptica (Ellipticleaf Cyanea) · C. eriantha · C. fauriei (Faurie's Cyanea) · C. feddei · C. fissa fissa (Kauai Cyanea) · C. fissa gayana · C. fissa subsp. gayana · C. gavana · C. gibsonii · C. giffardii (Giffard's Cyanea) · C. glabra (Smooth Cyanea) · C. grimesiana (Grimes Cyanea) · C. grimesiana cylindrocalyx · C. grimesiana grimesiana (Splitleaf Cyanea) · C. grimesiana obatae (Haha) · C. grimesiana subsp. obatae · C. grimesiana var. obatae · C. habenata · C. hamatiflora (Wetforest Cyanea) · C. hamatiflora carlsonii (Wetforest Cyanea) · C. hamatiflora hamatiflora (Wetforest Cyanea) · C. hamatiflora subsp. carlsonii · C. hardyi (Oahu Cyanea) · C. hirtella (Rustyleaf Cyanea) · C. horrida (Prickly Cyanea) · C. humboldtiana (Haha) · C. humilis · C. juddii · C. kahiliensis (Spoonleaf Cyanea) · C. kolekoleensis (Kolekole Cyanea) · C. koolauensis (Haha) · C. kuhihewa · C. kunthiana (Kunth's Cyanea) · C. lanceolata calycina · C. lanceolata lanceolata (Degener's Rollandia) · C. leptostegia (Giant Koke'e Cyanea) · C. linearifolia (Linear-Leaved Cyanea) · C. lobata (Haha) · C. lobata baldwinii · C. lobata subsp. baldwinii · C. longiflora (Haha) · C. longifolia · C. longissima (Streambank Cyanea) · C. maceldowneyi · C. macrostegia (Purple Cyanea) · C. macrostegia gibsonii (Purple Cyanea) · C. macrostegia macrostegia (Purple Cyanea) · C. macrostegia subsp. gibsonii · C. magnicalyx · C. mannii (Haha) · C. maritae · C. marksii (Mark's Cyanea) · C. mauiensis (Haha) · C. membranacea (Membranaceous Cyanea) · C. minutiflora · C. munroi (Munro's Cyanea) · C. obtusa (Blunt-Lobe Cyanea) · C. obtusifolia · C. palakea · C. parvifolia (Waioli Valley Rollandia) · C. pilosa longipedunculata (Hairy Cyanea) · C. pilosa pilosa (Hairy Cyanea) · C. pilosa subsp. longipedunculata · C. pinnatifida (Haha) · C. platyphylla (Flat-Leaved Cyanea) · C. pohaku (Pohaku Cyanea) · C. procera (Haha) · C. profuga (Mapulehu Valley Cyanea) · C. pseudofauriei · C. purpurellifolia (Panaluu Mountain Rollandia)

Bibliography

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Wagner, W., Herbst, D. and Sohmer, S. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press, Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu.

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.
The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Jan 19, 2007.
USDA, NRCS. 2005. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Cyanea hardyi. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:

USDA PLANTS: USDA PLANTS Database

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 8285555
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-501864
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 289138
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:141945-1
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 501864
International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 141945-1
IUCN ID: 33581
Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDCAM042R0
U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: CYCOH
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 32109