Cyrtandra cyaneoides
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Cyrtandra |
| Species: | C. cyaneoides
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| Cyrtandra cyaneoides | |
Cyrtandra cyaneoides is a rare species of flowering plant in the
Hawaiʻi, where it is known from eleven populations containing a total of under 800 individual plants. Several of these were discovered between 2003 and 2008.[2] It is a shrub that grows 1 to 6 meters tall, bears white flowers, and egg-shaped berries.[3] It was federally listed as an endangered species in 1996.[4]
The plant grows in wet forest habitat, sometimes on cliffs or next to streams. It grows alongside other native plants such as
Australian tree fern (Sphaeropteris cooperi); these weeds compete with native flora for resources.[2]
The habitat is also degraded by rats, which eat the seeds of māpele.[2]
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer Cyrtandra cyaneoides. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ a b c USFWS. Cyrtandra cyaneoides Five-year Review. August 2010.
- ^ "ECOS: Species Profile". ecos.fws.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
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