Cyrtandra giffardii: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Gesneriaceae
- Genus
- Cyrtandra
- Species
- Cyrtandra giffardii
- Scientific Name
- Cyrtandra giffardii
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Cyrtandra giffardii
Cyrtandra giffardii is a rare species of flowering plant in the African violet family known by the common names forest cyrtandra and Giffard's cyrtandra. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii, where it grows on the slopes of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. A 1998 estimate places the total remaining population size around 1000 individual plants. It is a tree which grows 2 to 6 meters tall and bears white flowers. It was federally listed as an endangered species in 1994. Like other Hawaiian Cyrtandra it is called ha`iwale.
The plant grows in the wet forests of the two Hawaiian volcanoes and faces habitat degradation caused by feral pigs and cattle in the area. There is also an invasion by non-native plants in these forests.
...Cyrtandra giffardii in languages:
- English
- Giffard's Cyrtandra
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Cyrtandra anthropophagorum
- Cyrtandra atrichos
- Cyrtandra axillaris
- Cyrtandra baileyi
- Cyrtandra basiflora
- Cyrtandra biserrata
- Cyrtandra boliohutensis
- Cyrtandra burbidgei
- Cyrtandra calpidicarpa
- Cyrtandra clarkei
- Cyrtandra cleopatrae
- Cyrtandra confertiflora
- Cyrtandra cordifolia
- Cyrtandra crenata
- Cyrtandra cyaneoides
- Cyrtandra denhamii
- Cyrtandra dentata
- Cyrtandra dilatata
- Cyrtandra elbertii
- Cyrtandra elegans
- Cyrtandra eminens
- Cyrtandra eximia
- Cyrtandra farinosa
- Cyrtandra feaniana
- Cyrtandra fenestrata
- Cyrtandra ferripilosa
- Cyrtandra filipes
- Cyrtandra futunae
- Cyrtandra garnotiana
- Cyrtandra geminata
- Cyrtandra giffardii
- Cyrtandra giffardii × platyphylla
- Cyrtandra gracilis
- Cyrtandra grandiflora
- Cyrtandra grayana
- Cyrtandra grayi
- Cyrtandra halawensis
- Cyrtandra hashimotoi
- Cyrtandra hawaiensis
- Cyrtandra heinrichii
- Cyrtandra hematos
- Cyrtandra imminuta
- Cyrtandra kalihii
- Cyrtandra kamoolaensis
- Cyrtandra kandavuensis
- Cyrtandra kauaiensis
- Cyrtandra kaulantha
- Cyrtandra kealiae
- Cyrtandra kohalae
- Cyrtandra laxiflora
- Cyrtandra lessoniana
- Cyrtandra lillianae
- Cyrtandra longifolia
- Cyrtandra lydgatei
- Cyrtandra lysiosepala
- Cyrtandra lysiosepala × paludosa
- Cyrtandra lysiosepala × platyphylla
- Cyrtandra macraei
- Cyrtandra macrocalyx
- Cyrtandra mareensis
- Cyrtandra menziesii
- Cyrtandra multibracteata
- Cyrtandra munroi
- Cyrtandra nanawaleensis
- Cyrtandra natewaensis
- Cyrtandra nitens
- Cyrtandra nukuhivensis
- Cyrtandra oenobarba
- Cyrtandra olona
- Cyrtandra oxybapha
- Cyrtandra palawensis
- Cyrtandra paliku
- Cyrtandra paludosa
- Cyrtandra pendula
- Cyrtandra pickeringii
- Cyrtandra picta
- Cyrtandra platyphylla
- Cyrtandra polyantha
- Cyrtandra polyneura
- Cyrtandra populifolia
- Cyrtandra procera
- Cyrtandra propinqua
- Cyrtandra pruinosa
- Cyrtandra pulchella
- Cyrtandra radiciflora
- Cyrtandra rantemarioensis
- Cyrtandra rarotongensis
- Cyrtandra repens
- Cyrtandra rivularis
- Cyrtandra rubribracteata
- Cyrtandra russa
- Cyrtandra samoensis
- Cyrtandra sandwicensis
- Cyrtandra sarawakensis
- Cyrtandra schizostyla
- Cyrtandra sessilis
- Cyrtandra simplex
- Cyrtandra spathacea
- Cyrtandra spathulata
- Cyrtandra splendens
- Cyrtandra subumbellata
- Cyrtandra tempestii
- Cyrtandra tintinnabula
- Cyrtandra todaiensis
- Cyrtandra trisepala
- Cyrtandra umbellifera
- Cyrtandra viridiflora
- Cyrtandra vittata
- Cyrtandra wagneri
- Cyrtandra waianaeensis
- Cyrtandra waiolani
- Cyrtandra wallichii
- Cyrtandra wawrae
- Cyrtandra × alata
- Cyrtandra × alnea
- Cyrtandra × ambigua
- Cyrtandra × atomigyna
- Cyrtandra × axilliflora
- Cyrtandra × basipartita
- Cyrtandra × carinata
- Cyrtandra × caudatisepala
- Cyrtandra × caulescens
- Cyrtandra × christophersenii
- Cyrtandra × cladantha
- Cyrtandra × conradtii
- Cyrtandra × crassifolia
- Cyrtandra × crassior
- Cyrtandra × cupuliformis
- Cyrtandra × ferrocolorata
- Cyrtandra × ferruginosa
- Cyrtandra × forbesii
- Cyrtandra × honolulensis
- Cyrtandra × hosakae
- Cyrtandra × kaalae
- Cyrtandra × kahanaensis
- Cyrtandra × kipahuluensis
- Cyrtandra × kipapaensis
- Cyrtandra × laevis
- Cyrtandra × malacophylla
- Cyrtandra × mannii
- Cyrtandra × nutans
- Cyrtandra × opaeulae
- Cyrtandra × pubens
- Cyrtandra × ramosissima
- Cyrtandra × rockii
- Cyrtandra × scabrella
- Cyrtandra × subintegra
- Cyrtandra × turbiniformis
- Cyrtandra × umbraculiflora
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