- Cyanea (plant)
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For other uses, see Cyanea.
Cyanea 
Cyanea hardyi growing in Limahuli Garden and Preserve Scientific classification 
Kingdom: Plantae clade: Angiosperms clade: Eudicots clade: Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Campanulaceae Subfamily: Lobelioideae Genus: Cyanea
Gaudich.species See text.
Synonyms[1] Kittelia Rchb.
Rollandia Gaudich.Cyanea is a genus of lobelioid plants endemic to Hawaii. It contains more than 50 species, ranging in size from shrubs like C. eleeleensis[2] to tall palm-like trees over 10 meters tall such as C. leptostegia.[3] Most are unbranched and woody, and many have spines while juvenile, possibly to protect against the large birds that used to live on the islands.
Species
The species of Cyanea include:
- C. acuminata
- C. asarifolia
- C. copelandii
- C. crispa
- C. dolichopoda
- C. dunbariae
- C. eleeleensis (H.St.John) Lammers
- C. glabra
- C. grimesiana
- C. hamatiflora
- C. hardyi Rock
- C. humboldtiana
- C. kolekoleensis
- C. koolauensis
- C. kuhihewa
- C. leptostegia A.Gray
- C. lobata
- C. longiflora
- C. macrostegia
- C. mannii
- C. mceldowneyi
- C. pinnatifida
- C. platyphylla (A.Gray) Hillebr.
- C. procera
- C. recta
- C. remyi
- C. shipmanii
- C. st.-johnii
- C. stictophylla
- C. superba
- C. truncata
- C. undulata
See also
References
- ^ "Genus: Cyanea Gaudich.". Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?3207. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
- ^ "‘Oha Cyanea eleeleensis" (pdf). Hawaii's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy. http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/cwcs/files/Flora%20fact%20sheets/Cya_ele%20plant%20NTBG_OK.pdf. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ Carlquist, Sherwin. "Secondary Woodiness". Plant Discoveries. http://www.sherwincarlquist.com/secondary-woodiness.html. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
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