Haha (Cyanea kuhihewa)
Taxonomy:
View taxonomy in ITISListing Status: Endangered
Where Listed: WHEREVER FOUND
General Information
Cyanea kuhihewa is a shrub in the bell flower family (Campanulaceae), 0.4 to 2.3 m (1.2 to 7.4 ft) tall with unbranched erect stems 0.4 to 0.5 cm (0.2 in) in diameter. Leaves are glabrous, 31 to 38 cm (12 to 15 in) long, 1.2 to 1.5 cm (0.5 to 0.6 in) wide, and slightly paler below. Inflorescences are ascending (growing obliquely upward), 5- to 8-flowered, with a peduncle (flower stalk) 10 to 16 mm (0.4 to 0.6 in) long and sparsely pubescent (with soft hairs). Calyx lobes are triangular, 1.4 to 1.5 mm (0.06 in) long, and 0.9 to 1.1 mm (0.04 in) wide. The corolla (flower petals) is rose-purple with lobes edged in white, 47 to 53 mm (1.9 to 2.1 in) long, with a curved tube 28 to 33 mm (1.1 to 1.3 in) long and 5.3 mm (0.2 in) at the base. Seeds are ellipsoid, dark brown or black, 0.7 to 0.8 mm (0.03 in) long, and 0.3 to 0.4 mm (0.01 to 0.02 in) wide, smooth, and shiny.» Range Information
Current Range
Current range maps are only shown within the jurisdictional boundaries of the United States of America. The species may also occur outside this region.
Wherever found
Listing status: Endangered
- States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: Hawaii
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» Species Status Assessments (SSAs)
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» Recovery
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- Recovery Priority Number: 5
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» Life History
Habitat Requirements
Cyanea kuhihewa occurs in Metrosideros polymorpha (ohia)Dicranopteris linearis (uluhe) lowland wet forest at 512 m (1,680 ft) elevation. Associated native plant species include Antidesma platyphyllum (hame), Athyrium microphyllum (akolea), Bidens spp. (kookoolau), Bobea spp. (ahakea), Boehmeria grandis (akolea), Cibotium spp. (hapuu), Clermontia spp. (oha wai), Cyrtandra spp. (haiwale), Diploterigium pinnatum (uluhe lau nui), Dubautia knudsenii (naenae) Eurya sandwicensis (anini), Freycinetia arborea (ie ie), Kadua acuminata (au), K. tryiblium (no common name), Ilex anomala (kawau), Isodendrion longifolium (aupaka), Machaerina spp. (uki), Melicope spp. (alani), Pisonia spp. (papala kepau), Perrottetia sandwicensis (olomea), Pipturus spp. (mamaki), Polyscias spp. (ohe), Psychotria spp. (kopiko), Sadleria spp. (amau), and Wikstroemia spp. (akia).
Movement / Home Range
Cyanea kuhihewa occurs in Limahuli valley, Kauai.
Reproductive Strategy
The type specimen of Cyanea kuhihewa had unopened buds in May; while specimens collected in June were in full anthesis (the period during which a flower is fully open and functional). Ripe seeds of this species were collected in August.
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