| Cyrtandra albiflora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Cyrtandra |
| Species: | C. albiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtandra albiflora | |
Cyrtandra albiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Indonesia. [1] It is only found on Mount Hek on the island of Sulawesi. [2]
This species is named for its white flowers.
Cyrtandra albiflora is known from a population on a single mountain, in an area without protection, and in a habitat that is known to be threatened, and so the describers of the species propose it should be recognised as Critically Endangered. [2]
Gesneriaceae, the gesneriad family, is a family of flowering plants consisting of about 152 genera and ca. 3,540 species in the tropics and subtropics of the Old World and the New World, with a very small number extending to temperate areas. Many species have colorful and showy flowers and are cultivated as ornamental plants.
Cyrtandra is a genus of flowering plants containing about 600 species, with more being discovered often, and is thus the largest genus in the family Gesneriaceae. These plants are native to Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, with the centre of diversity in Southeast Asia and the Malesian region. The genus is common, but many species within it are very rare, localized, and endangered endemic plants. The species can be difficult to identify because they are highly polymorphic and because they readily hybridize with each other. The plants may be small herbs, vines, shrubs, epiphytes, or trees. The genus is characterized in part by having two stamens, and most species have white flowers, with a few red-, orange-, yellow-, and pink-flowered species known. Almost all species live in rainforest habitats.
Cyrtandra paliku is a rare species of flowering plant in the African violet family known by the common name cliffside cyrtandra. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Kauai. The plant was first discovered in 1993 and it was described to science as a new species in 2001. At the time it was discovered there was only one population containing 70 individuals; a 2006 count revealed only ten plants remaining. It was federally listed as an endangered species in 2010. Like other Hawaiian Cyrtandra it is called ha`iwale.
Cyrtandra cleopatrae is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae endemic to the Philippines. It is a tropical shrub having recaulescent inflorescences composed of multiple purpled flowers that emerge on the plant stem from stubby shoots. It was first collected for science during a 1998 expedition sponsored by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, from a location in Palawan called Cleopatra's Needle (elev. 1550m), thus the specific epithet "cleopatrae". The taxon was first published in the Edinburgh Journal of Botany in 2001.
Cyrtandra waiolani is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae. The species was endemic to Koʻolau Range in Hawaii, and is extinct in the wild.
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Cytandra vittata is a shrub in the African violet family Gesneriaceae with bright pink, candy-striped flowers. It was discovered in 2019 in New Guinea. It grows in rainforest. Doves and pigeons disperse its white berries.
Cyrtandra heinrichii, known as ha'iwale or lava cyrtandra, is a perennial flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is found on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
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Cyrtandra paludosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Hawaii. It is found on all the Hawaiian islands except Lanai.
Cyrtandra platyphylla, the ʻilihia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Hawaii. A common shrub of the rainforest understory, it is found on Maui and the big island of Hawaii.
Cyrtandra waianaeensis, the Waiʻanae cyrtandra, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Oahu, Hawaii. A shrubby tree reaching 20 ft (6 m), it is recommended as an accent or specimen plant due to its textured greenish-yellow to green foliage. Its habitats include disturbed mesic valleys, diverse mesic forests, and wet forests.
Cyrtandra wawrae, the rockface cyrtandra, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Kauai, Hawaii. A shrub reaching 10 ft (3 m), it is often found growing on rock walls.
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Cyrtandra yaeyamae is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Iriomote Island in Japan, and Batan Island in the Philippines. It is very similar in appearance to Cyrtandra cumingii.
Cyrtandra cumingii is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the Philippines. It is very similar in appearance to Cyrtandra yaeyamae.
Cyrtandra impar is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Borneo. It can be distinguished from similar congeners by its tessellated bark.
Cyrtandra baileyi is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Queensland, Australia. Male golden bowerbirds use its flowers to decorate their bowers.
Cyrtandra argentii is a plant in the family Gesneriaceae that was discovered in the Philippines in 1997. This plant species is one of many named after tropical botanist George Argent, as he contributed heavily to many discoveries in and the understanding of Philippine flora.
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