Cyanea asplenifolia

Cyanea asplenifolia
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. asplenifolia
Binomial name
Cyanea asplenifolia (H.Mann) Hillebr., 1888
Synonyms [2]
Delissea asplenifoliaH.Mann

Cyanea asplenifolia is a flowering plant in the Campanulaceae family. The IUCN has classified the species as critically endangered. ^[1] It is native to the Hawaiian Islands. ^{[3] [4]}

Description

It is a flowering perennial shrub from 1.3 to 2 meters tall. ^[5]

Taxonomy

Flowering plant species first discovered by Horace Mann Jr. It was described by Wilhelm B. Hillebrand, in Fl. Hawaiian Isl.: 260 in 1888. ^[2]

References

1. Bruegmann, M.M.; Caraway, V. (2003). "Cyanea asplenifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2003 e.T44105A10856226. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T44105A10856226.en .
2. "Cyanea asplenifolia (H.Mann) Hillebr". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
3. "Cyanea asplenifolia - The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database". recentlyextinctspecies.com. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
4. "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands". naturalhistory2.si.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
5. "ECOS: Species Profile". ecos.fws.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-01.