Cyanea procera

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Cyanea procera

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Cyanea
Species:
C. procera
Binomial name
Cyanea procera

Cyanea procera is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name Molokai cyanea. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Molokaʻi.[1] It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. Like other Cyanea it is known as haha in Hawaiian.[3]

This plant has been reduced to very low numbers. At one time it was thought to be extinct.[1] By 1992 there were four plants known.[4] By 2005 there was only a single plant of this species existing in the wild.[4] Plant propagation efforts have not been successful.[4]

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castor bean (Ricinus communis) and banana (Musa spp.).[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c World Conservation Monitoring Centre. (1998). Cyanea procera. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2010. www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 27 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Cyanea procera". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  3. ^ USFWS Species Profile: Listed Plants
  4. ^ a b c d e USFWS. Cyanea procera Five-year Review. January 2008.
  5. ^ "Haha Cyanea procera" (PDF). Hawaii's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy. Division of Forestry and Wildlife. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2011-03-01.

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