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Cyrtandra lysiosepala

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Cyrtandra lysiosepala

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Cyrtandra
Species:
C. lysiosepala
Binomial name
Cyrtandra lysiosepala
(A.Gray) C.B.Clarke

Cyrtandra lysiosepala, or oppositeleaf cyrtandra, is a species of plant in the Gesneriad family that is endemic to the island of Hawai'i, where it grows in wet tropical rainforests.[2]

Description

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Cyrtandra lysiosepala grows as a shrub 3–5 metres (9.8–16.4 ft) high. Stems have few branches. Leaves are opposite or in whorls of 3 and 15–32.5 centimetres (5.9–12.8 in) long. Flowers are white.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  2. ^ Rock, Joseph F. (1919). "Cyrtandreae Hawaiienses, Sections Schizocalyces Hillebr. and Chaetocalyces Hillebr". American Journal of Botany. 6 (2): 47–68. doi:10.2307/2435085. hdl:10524/23564. JSTOR 2435085. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Dicotyledon". Flora of the Hawaiian Islands. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2023-08-09.