Cyanea eleeleensis

Cyanea eleeleensis was a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name Eleele cyanea. It was endemic to Kauai, where it has been declared extinct.[2][3] It was federally listed as a critically endangered species of the United States in 2010.[2] Like other Cyanea it is known as haha in Hawaiian.[4]

Cyanea eleeleensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Cyanea
Species:
C. eleeleensis
Binomial name
Cyanea eleeleensis
(H.St.John) Lammers
Synonyms

Delissea eleeleensis

This Hawaiian lobelioid was discovered in 1977 near a gulch called Pali 'Ele'ele on Kauai. The shrub is known to grow nearly two meters tall with leaves up to 40 centimeters long by 11 wide. The inflorescence bears up to 20 tubular flowers which are purple in color with paler longitudinal stripes.[5]

Threats to this rare species included habitat degradation by feral pigs, exotic plants, and landslides.[3]

References
  1. IUCN (2016). "Cyanea eleeleensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. USFWS. Determination of endangered status for 48 species on Kauai and designation of critical habitat; Final rule. Federal Register April 13, 2010.
  3. Bruegmann, M. M. & V. Caraway. (2003). Cyanea eleeleensis. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2010. www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 25 February 2011.
  4. USFWS Species Reports: Listed Plants.
  5. Lammers, T. G. (1992). Two new combinations in the endemic Hawaiian genus Cyanea (Campanulaceae: Lobelioideae). Novon 2:2 129-131.
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