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(Cyanea lobata ssp. baldwinii)

  • Global Rank: TH - Possibly Extinct
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Campanulaceae
  • State: HI
  • Nature Serve ID: 790035
  • Lifeform: Shrub
  • Date Inducted in National Collection:
Description:

This Cyanea species can grow up to 1-2 m tall with stems sparingly branches. Its leaves are oblong to obovate in shape with inflorescence flowers and yellow berries. It is threatened by unregulated predation, habitat degradation, and invasive species.

Where is (Cyanea lobata ssp. baldwinii) located in the wild?

Habitat:

This species occurs in habitats of mesic valleys around 550-900 m in elevation.

Distribution:

This species was originally found on Maui and Lanai in 1982, but is now only known from a subpopulation of two individuals found in the Waihee Valley of the Hawaiian Island of Maui and Lanai.

States & Provinces:

can be found in Hawaii

Which CPC Partners conserve (Cyanea lobata ssp. baldwinii)?

  • Harold L. Lyon Arboretum

    Not Sponsored
    Assigned 06/09/17
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    Conservation Actions

    • 10/10/2020
      • Orthodox Seed Banking

    Seeds from plants and a broken branch from were collected and taken to the Olinda Rare Plant Facility on Dec. 22, 2007.

    • 10/10/2020
      • Seed Collection

    Seeds from plants and a broken branch from were collected and taken to the Olinda Rare Plant Facility on Dec. 22, 2007.

    Nellie Sugii, Kahoali`i K. Keahi-Wood
    • 07/15/2017

    Threats include feral pigs, weeds, possibly invertebrates, and human interference.

    Nellie Sugii, Kahoali`i K. Keahi-Wood
    • 07/15/2017

    Seeds from plants and a broken branch from were collected and taken to the Olinda Rare Plant Facility on Dec. 22, 2007.

    Nellie Sugii, Kahoali`i K. Keahi-Wood
    • 07/15/2017

    Conservation needs include monitoring, enclosure construction, alien plant control, and feral pig control.

    Nellie Sugii, Kahoali`i K. Keahi-Wood
    • 07/15/2017

    Ex-situ collection needs include seed banking, optimization of propagation protocols, and genetic study.

    Nellie Sugii, Kahoali`i K. Keahi-Wood
    • 07/13/2017

    One population remains on the island of Lanai with only 3 individuals.

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    Nomenclature
    Taxon Cyanea lobata ssp. baldwinii
    Authority (C.N. Forbes & Munro) Lammers
    Family Campanulaceae
    CPC Number 44878
    ITIS 845410
    USDA CYLOB
    Duration Perennial
    Common Names Waihee Valley Cyanea | Haha
    Associated Scientific Names Cyanea baldwinii | Cyanea lobata ssp. baldwinii | Delissea baldwinii
    Distribution This species was originally found on Maui and Lanai in 1982, but is now only known from a subpopulation of two individuals found in the Waihee Valley of the Hawaiian Island of Maui and Lanai.
    State Rank
    State State Rank
    Hawaii SH
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